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Intergenerational Community Conservation Projects, STEM Identity Authoring, and Positioning: The Cases of Two Intergenerational Teams
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Campbell, Todd; Rodriguez, Laura; Moss, David M.; Volin, John C.; Arnold, Chester; Cisneros, Laura; Chadwick, Cary; Dickson, David; Rubenstien, Jesse M.; Abebe, Bethlehem – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2021
This research aimed to better understand the interaction between positioning and STEM identity authoring as intergenerational teams collaborated to complete community conservation projects, following a two-day conservation and geospatial technology workshop. Scientists and science educators supported these learners as they developed the focus,…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Community Programs, Conservation (Environment), Adolescents
'Part of Our DNA': Intergenerational Family Learning in Informal Science
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Simmons, Jon; Campbell, Todd; Moss, David M.; Volin, John C.; Arnold, Chester; Cisneros, Laura M.; Chadwick, Cary; Dickson, David; Freidenfelds, Nicole – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2022
Families create contexts for learning to enhance and support the interests of their children, while simultaneously teaching language, morals, and culture. This research examines intergenerational family teams engaged in a long-term conservation project in their community. Participants were interviewed during and after project completion with the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Moral Values
Connecting Generations through Informal Geospatial and Conservation Education
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Chadwick, Cary; Dickson, David; Arnold, Chester; Cisneros, Laura; Volin, John; Campbell, Todd; Moss, David; Rodriguez, Laura – Journal of Extension, 2018
University of Connecticut Extension educators are engaged in a new program that fosters intergenerational informal science, technology, engineering, and math learning through combining geospatial technology and conservation science. Conservation Training Partnerships (CTP) is a program that brings together adult conservation leaders and…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Conservation Education, Intergenerational Programs, STEM Education