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Environmental Education in Pre-Service Teacher Training: A Literature Review of Existing Evidence

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
Volume 17 (2015): Issue 1 (June 2015)
By: Olaya Álvarez-García,  Jaume Sureda-Negre and  Rubén Comas-Forgas  
Open Access
|Oct 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jtes-2015-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
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Language: English
Page range: 72 - 85
Published on: Oct 6, 2015
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
environmental education,
pre-service teacher training,
education for sustainable development,
environmental competencies,
literature review
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

© 2015 Olaya Álvarez-García, Jaume Sureda-Negre, Rubén Comas-Forgas, published by Daugavpils University
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