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Original Article

Issue-Specific Barriers to Addressing Environmental Issues in the Classroom: An Exploratory Study

Chankook Kim School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Rosanne W. Fortner COSEE Great Lakes for NSF and NOAA
Pages 15-22 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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