Political economy approach to environmental education
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Education and the Political Economy of Environmental Protection
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Global Journal of Educational Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1596-6224
DOI: 10.4314/gjedr.v1i1.29392