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Yaela N. Golumbic; Idit Adler; Neta Gutman; Tomer Gueta; Frida Ben-Ami – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2025
Engaging youth in citizen science projects has multiple benefits. Yet, numerous challenges, such as lack of alignment between project goal and youth interest, hinder youth wider engagement. In this paper, we suggest a model for engaging volunteers in facilitator roles, warranting positive outcomes for youth engagement in citizen science projects.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Facilitators (Individuals), Youth, Citizen Participation
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Tal, Revital (Tali); Argaman, Sarit – Research in Science Education, 2005
The paper describes characteristics and analyses difficulties of environmental sciences teachers in mentoring their students in an extended inquiry project, which is a mandatory requirement of the environmental sciences matriculation in Israel. The teachers participated in a professional development program that provided both content knowledge and…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Mentors, Science Projects, Foreign Countries