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Schools and Informal Science Settings: Collaborate, Co-Exist, or Assimilate?

July 1, 2012 | Public Programs

In this metalogue we build on the arguments presented by Puvirajah, Verma and Webb to discuss the nature of authentic science learning experiences in context of collaborations between schools and out-of-school time settings. We discuss the role of stakeholders in creating collaborative science learning practices and affordances of out of school time and formal science learning contexts. We contend that authentic science learning experiences are those where science learning happens within a social milieu and advocate for true collaborations between schools and informal settings in ways that emphasize the goals of the collaboration and strengths of each setting.

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    Brooklyn College, CUNY
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    The American Museum of Natural History
  • Amy DeFelice
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    The Graduate Center, CUNY
  • Citation

    DOI : 10.1007/s11422-012-9399-x
    ISSN : 1871-1502
    Publication Name: Cultural Studies of Science Education
    Volume: 7
    Number: 2
    Page Number: 409
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM | Nature of science
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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