Teaching and Learning Science in a Museum: The role of attitudes toward, knowledge of, and participatory learning of science in an astronomy internship for high school students

This thesis adds to the empirical research foundation of informal science education through an investigation of a museum-based astronomy internship for high school students, in the domains of attitudes toward science, knowledge of science, and participatory science learning. Results are presented as three studies, all using a qualitative methodology and including the methods of semi-structured interview, reflective journal, direct observation, audio recording, and artifact collection.

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