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Original Articles

Towards using transformative education as a benchmark for clarifying differences and similarities between Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development

Pages 656-672 | Received 01 Feb 2010, Accepted 26 Sep 2012, Published online: 06 Nov 2012

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