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The Systems Approach in Education with Special Consideration of Environmental Education: A Review

Kurt FrischknechtScience and Mathematics Teaching Center at Michigan State University
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Richard BrandenburgOffice of Institutional Research at Michigan State University
Pages 25-33 | Published online: 02 May 2014

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