Informal Science Learning

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309141133
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Science in Informal Environments written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The evidence base that describes informal science, its promise, and effects is informed by a range of disciplines and perspectives, including field-based research, visitor studies, and psychological and anthropological studies of learning. Learning Science in Informal Environments draws together disparate literatures, synthesizes the state of knowledge, and articulates a common framework for the next generation of research on learning science in informal environments across a life span. Contributors include recognized experts in a range of disciplines-research and evaluation, exhibit designers, program developers, and educators. They also have experience in a range of settings-museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, aquariums, zoos, state parks, and botanical gardens. Learning Science in Informal Environments is an invaluable guide for program and exhibit designers, evaluators, staff of science-rich informal learning institutions and community-based organizations, scientists interested in educational outreach, federal science agency education staff, and K-12 science educators.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309136741
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surrounded by Science written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-04-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practitioners in informal science settings-museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens-are interested in finding out what learning looks like, how to measure it, and what they can do to ensure that people of all ages, from different backgrounds and cultures, have a positive learning experience. Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments, is designed to make that task easier. Based on the National Research Council study, Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits, this book is a tool that provides case studies, illustrative examples, and probing questions for practitioners. In short, this book makes valuable research accessible to those working in informal science: educators, museum professionals, university faculty, youth leaders, media specialists, publishers, broadcast journalists, and many others.

Author : Michail Giannakos
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811567476
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Non-Formal and Informal Science Learning in the ICT Era written by Michail Giannakos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to evidence-based non-formal and informal science learning considerations (including technological and pedagogical innovations) that have emerged in and empowered the information and communications technology (ICT) era. The contributions come from diverse countries and contexts (such as hackerspaces, museums, makerspaces, after-school activities) to support a wide range of educators, practitioners, and researchers (such as K-12 teachers, learning scientists, museum curators, librarians, parents, hobbyists). The documented considerations, lessons learned, and concepts have been extracted using diverse methods, ranging from experience reports and conceptual methods to quantitative studies and field observation using qualitative methods. This volume attempts to support the preparation, set-up, implementation, but also evaluation of informal learning activities to enhance science education.

Author : Lucy Avraamidou
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317361032
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intersections of Formal and Informal Science written by Lucy Avraamidou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science learning that takes place between and at the intersections of formal and informal science environments has not been systematically reviewed to offer a comprehensive understanding of the existing knowledge base. Bringing together theory and research, this volume describes the various ways in which learning science in various settings has been conceptualized as well as empirical evidence to illustrate how science learning in these settings can be supported.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309151937
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surrounded by Science written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practitioners in informal science settings-museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens-are interested in finding out what learning looks like, how to measure it, and what they can do to ensure that people of all ages, from different backgrounds and cultures, have a positive learning experience. Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments, is designed to make that task easier. Based on the National Research Council study, Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits, this book is a tool that provides case studies, illustrative examples, and probing questions for practitioners. In short, this book makes valuable research accessible to those working in informal science: educators, museum professionals, university faculty, youth leaders, media specialists, publishers, broadcast journalists, and many others.

Author : Valerie Crane
Publisher : Research Communications, Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Informal Science Learning written by Valerie Crane and published by Research Communications, Limited. This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Emily Dawson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351971077
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning written by Emily Dawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning explores how some people are excluded from science education and communication. Taking the role of science in society as a starting point, it critically examines the concept of equity in science learning and develops a framework to support inclusive change. This book presents a theoretically informed, empirically detailed analysis of how people from minoritised groups in the UK experience science and everyday science learning resources in their daily lives. The book draws on two years of ethnographic research carried out in London with five community groups who identified as Asian, Somali, Afro-Caribbean, Latin American and Sierra Leonean. Exploring their experiences of everyday science learning from a sociological perspective, with social justice as a guiding concern, this book opens with a theory of exclusion and closes with a theory of inclusion. Equity, Exclusion and Everyday Science Learning is not only an essential text for postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers of Science Education, Science Communication and Museum Studies, but for any professional working in museums, science centres and institutional public engagement.

Author : Judy Diamond
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000901777
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amplifying Informal Science Learning written by Judy Diamond and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the broad landscape of current and future out-of-school science learning environments. Written by leading experts and innovators in informal science learning, these thoughtful and critical essays examine the changing nature of informal institutions such as science museums, zoos, nature centers, planetariums, aquaria, and botanical gardens and their impact on science education. The book examines the learning opportunities and challenges created by community-based experiences including citizen science, makerspaces, science media, escape rooms, hobby groups, and gaming. Based on current practices, case studies, and research, the book focuses on four cross-cutting themes – inclusivity, digital engagement, community partnerships, and bridging formal and informal learning – to examine how people learn science informally. The book will be of interest to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educators – both in and out of school – designers of science and experiential education programs, and those interested in building STEM learning ecosystems in their communities.

Author : Patricia G. Patrick
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031132912
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How People Learn in Informal Science Environments written by Patricia G. Patrick and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume brings together an international perspective of 22 diverse learning theories applied to a range of informal science learning environments. The book is divided into 7 sections: community of practice, critical theory, identity theory, sociocultural, socioscientific, and social entrepreneurship, systems theory, and theory development. The chapters present how researchers from diverse backgrounds and cultures use theories in their work and how these may be applied as theoretical frameworks for future research. The chapters bridge theory and practice and collectively address a wide range of ages (children-adults) and contexts. The book is written to engage a broad audience of researchers in universities and museums, while appealing to the growing number of researchers and educators who recognize the importance of informal learning to the development of environmental and scientific literacy. It is essential reading for inexperienced researchers and those seeking new theoretical perspectives.

Author : Patricia G Patrick
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319503987
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preparing Informal Science Educators written by Patricia G Patrick and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a diverse look at various aspects of preparing informal science educators. Much has been published about the importance of preparing formal classroom educators, but little has been written about the importance, need, and best practices for training professionals who teach in aquariums, camps, parks, museums, etc. The reader will find that as a collective the chapters of the book are well-related and paint a clear picture that there are varying ways to approach informal educator preparation, but all are important. The volume is divided into five topics: Defining Informal Science Education, Professional Development, Designing Programs, Zone of Reflexivity: The Space Between Formal and Informal Educators, and Public Communication. The authors have written chapters for practitioners, researchers and those who are interested in assessment and evaluation, formal and informal educator preparation, gender equity, place-based education, professional development, program design, reflective practice, and science communication. Readers will draw meaning and usefulness from the array of professional perspectives and be stimulated to begin a quest to scaffold programs and professional development around the frameworks described in this book.