Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students (2024)

Telešienė, A., Pauw, J. B., Goldman, D., & Hansmann, R. (2021). Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students. Sustainability, 13(15), 1-19. Article 8219. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158219

Telešienė, Audronė ; Pauw, Jelle Boeve-de ; Goldman, Daphne et al. / Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students. In: Sustainability. 2021 ; Vol. 13, No. 15. pp. 1-19.

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Telešienė, A, Pauw, JB, Goldman, D & Hansmann, R 2021, 'Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students', Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 15, 8219, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158219

Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students. / Telešienė, Audronė; Pauw, Jelle Boeve-de; Goldman, Daphne et al.
In: Sustainability, Vol. 13, No. 15, 8219, 07.2021, p. 1-19.

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Telešienė A, Pauw JB, Goldman D, Hansmann R. Evaluating an Educational Intervention Designed to Foster Environmental Citizenship among Undergraduate University Students. Sustainability. 2021 Jul;13(15):1-19. 8219. doi: 10.3390/su13158219