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How is the Concept of “Environment” Cognitively Structured by Secondary School Students? Cover

How is the Concept of “Environment” Cognitively Structured by Secondary School Students?

By: Zeynep Yüce  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 68 - 82
Submitted on: Feb 19, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2025
Published on: Oct 29, 2025
Published by: DTI University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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