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  1. Oxford University and Policy Studies Institute, The Innovation Centre, Howbery Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BA, UK

    Mark Rickinson (Educational Research Consultant Visiting Research Fellow)

  2. Department of Education and Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden

    Cecilia Lundholm (Research Fellow)

  3. Centre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic Practice, Oxford Learning Institute, Littlegate House 16/17 St Ebbe’s Street, Oxford, OX1 1PT, UK

    Nick Hopwood (Research and Evaluation Officer)

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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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