Taking a stance: child agency across the dimensions of early adolescents' environmental involvementFootnote

1. This study was carried out as part of doctoral research in the Faculty of Education, University of Victoria (supervisors: Dr. Gloria Snively, Dr. Ted Riecken, Dr. Daniel Scott and Dr. Nancy Turner).

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