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Young, Jamaal; Ortiz, Nickolaus; Young, Jemimah – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2017
This study is a meta-analysis of the effects of out-of-school time (after school, summer camps, enrichment programs, etc.) on the student interest in STEM. This study was guided by the following research questions: (1) How effective is OST as a means to foster student interest in STEM? (2) How does the effectiveness of OST differ by program and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Meta Analysis, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities
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Rogoff, Barbara; Callanan, Maureen; Gutiérrez, Kris D.; Erickson, Frederick – Review of Research in Education, 2016
Informal learning is often treated as simply an alternative to formal, didactic instruction. This chapter discusses how the organization of informal learning differs across distinct settings but with important commonalities distinguishing informal learning from formal learning: Informal learning is nondidactic, is embedded in meaningful activity,…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Nontraditional Education, Learner Engagement, Independent Study