A study on student's environmental knowledge and attitudes : the effect of grade level and gender

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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E. Alp, “A study on student’s environmental knowledge and attitudes : the effect of grade level and gender ,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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