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Making sense of stewardship: metaphorical thinking and the environment. / Foster, John.
In: Environmental Education Research, Vol. 11, No. 1, 02.2005, p. 25-36.

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Foster, J 2005, 'Making sense of stewardship: metaphorical thinking and the environment.', Environmental Education Research, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350462042000328721

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Foster, J. (2005). Making sense of stewardship: metaphorical thinking and the environment. Environmental Education Research, 11(1), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350462042000328721

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Foster J. Making sense of stewardship: metaphorical thinking and the environment. Environmental Education Research. 2005 Feb;11(1):25-36. doi: 10.1080/1350462042000328721

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Foster, John. / Making sense of stewardship: metaphorical thinking and the environment. In: Environmental Education Research. 2005 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 25-36.

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