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Responding to increased concern for an aquatically literate public, the authors discuss the present state of aquatic education curriculum efforts, the need for a comprehensive conceptual scheme for aquatic studies, and the subsequent development and use of the COAST Conceptual Scheme for Aquatic Studies.
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Picker, L., Millman, L. & Aspinwall, K. A conceptual scheme for aquatic studies: Framework for aquatic curriculum development. Environmentalist 4, 59–63 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02337119
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