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APA

Burns, R. C., Janowicz, L., Smaldone, D., Pierskalla, C., & Moreira, J. C. (2023). Impact of an adventure geology STEM camp on outdoor self-efficacy. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 19(4), e2315. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13722

Vancouver

Burns RC, Janowicz L, Smaldone D, Pierskalla C, Moreira JC. Impact of an adventure geology STEM camp on outdoor self-efficacy. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2023;19(4):e2315. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13722

AMA

Burns RC, Janowicz L, Smaldone D, Pierskalla C, Moreira JC. Impact of an adventure geology STEM camp on outdoor self-efficacy. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2023;19(4), e2315. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13722

Chicago

Burns, Robert C., Lauren Janowicz, Dave Smaldone, Chad Pierskalla, and Jasmine Cardozo Moreira. "Impact of an adventure geology STEM camp on outdoor self-efficacy". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education 2023 19 no. 4 (2023): e2315. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13722

Harvard

Burns, R. C., Janowicz, L., Smaldone, D., Pierskalla, C., and Moreira, J. C. (2023). Impact of an adventure geology STEM camp on outdoor self-efficacy. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 19(4), e2315. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13722

MLA

Burns, Robert C. et al. "Impact of an adventure geology STEM camp on outdoor self-efficacy". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, vol. 19, no. 4, 2023, e2315. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13722