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Education as sustainability. / Foster, John.
In: Environmental Education Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, 05.2001, p. 153-165.

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Foster, J 2001, 'Education as sustainability.', Environmental Education Research, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504620120043162

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Foster, J. (2001). Education as sustainability. Environmental Education Research, 7(2), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504620120043162

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Foster J. Education as sustainability. Environmental Education Research. 2001 May;7(2):153-165. doi: 10.1080/13504620120043162

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Foster, John. / Education as sustainability. In: Environmental Education Research. 2001 ; Vol. 7, No. 2. pp. 153-165.

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