Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of recycling education on high school students’ conceptual understanding about ecology: A study on matter cycle

Ilker Ugulu
  • Ilker Ugulu
  • Faculty of Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
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Nurettin Yorek*
  • Nurettin Yorek*
  • Faculty of Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
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Suleyman Baslar
  • Suleyman Baslar
  • Faculty of Education, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 04 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 07 August 2015
  •  Published: 23 August 2015

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