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- Environmental Learning
- Environmental Education
- Field Trip
- Secondary School Student
- Environmental Attitude
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Rickinson, M., Lundholm, C., Hopwood, N. (2009). Researching Environmental Learning. In: Environmental Learning. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2956-0_3
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