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The Effects of Wilderness Camping and Hiking on the Self-Concept and the Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge of Twelfth Graders

Douglas P. GillettOkanogan Mission Senior Secondary, Kelowna School District, Kelowna, B. C., Canada
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G. Paul ThomasOkanogan Mission Senior Secondary, Kelowna School District, Kelowna, B. C., Canada
,
Richard L. SkokDepartment of Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
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T. F. McLaughlinDepartment of Special Education, School of Education, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
Pages 34-44 | Published online: 02 May 2014

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