ABSTRACT

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.

part |63 pages

Theoretical Perspectives

chapter |13 pages

Learning

From Transitive Construction to Intransitive Becoming

chapter |13 pages

Free-Choice Learning

What Does It Mean?

chapter |8 pages

Attention to Content

Some Lessons From School-Oriented Education Research

chapter |11 pages

The Museum of Pink

Retheorizing the Science Museum

part |85 pages

Learning Science in Diverse Settings

chapter |13 pages

Videomaking Projects in STEM After-School Clubs

A Space-Time Analysis of One Production and Its Implicit Dialogue Among Identities, Ways of Knowing and Doing in and With Science

chapter |17 pages

Teachers in the Outdoors

Bridging Formal and Informal Practices

chapter |12 pages

The Desired Role of Scientists in Bringing Authentic Scientific Practices Into Classrooms

From Post–Cold War Reforms to Next-Generation Scientists

part |78 pages

Universities and Informal Science Intersections

chapter |11 pages

Collaborating Across the University/Informal Boundary

Broader Impacts Through Informal Science Education

chapter |11 pages

Breaking Dichotomies

Learning to Be a Teacher of Science in Formal and Informal Settings

chapter |16 pages

The Promise of Collaboration

Classroom Teachers and the Use of Informal Science Education Resources

chapter |12 pages

Stories of Self and Informal Science

Tracing Preservice Elementary Teachers' Identity Work Across Informal Science Experiences

chapter |9 pages

Epilogue

Looking Back to Look Forward