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Direct linkChynar Amanova; Judith Dymond – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2025
It is important that teens are exposed to STEM education both through formal and informal learning opportunities. STEM cafés are an instance of the latter. Within an informal setting, teen science cafés can significantly enhance teens' view of the importance of science in their lives, positively influencing teens' understanding of science in the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Informal Education, Adolescents, Relevance (Education)
Download full textFountain, Alyssa Rulf; Velez, Melissa; Gamse, Beth – Abt Associates, 2018
The vast majority of American students are neither prepared nor sufficiently engaged to become science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-literate citizens or innovative STEM professionals (National Research Council, 2007; Carnegie Corporation and the Institute for Advanced Study, 2009; National Science Board [NSB], 2010; President's…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Achievement Gap, Volunteers, Apprenticeships
McBride, Amanda Moore; Chung, Saras; Robertson, Anne – Journal of Experiential Education, 2016
Behaviors that warrant school discipline (e.g., fighting, victimizing peers) is detrimental to school climate and the learning process. This study examines the effectiveness of preventing school disciplinary incidents in middle school through an experiential, social and emotional learning (SEL) program. A community youth development organization,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Emotional Development, Discipline Problems, Social Development
Weinstein, Meryle; Whitesell, Emilyn Ruble; Schwartz, Amy Ellen – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2013
In this paper we provide the first rigorous evidence of the impact of a partnership between public middle schools and informal science institutions (ISIs), such as museums and zoos, on student outcomes. This study focuses on Urban Advantage (UA), a program in New York City (NYC) that explicitly draws upon the expertise and resources of the city's…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Middle Schools, Museums
Robles, Dawn; Mitchell, Heather; Horsch, Elizabeth; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2010
"Listening to the River" (LTTR) is a watershed science education project funded by the National Science Foundation. The project aims to deliver watershed education experiences in and around Traverse City, Michigan, and also to develop a model that can be replicated in other locations. Inverness Research was contracted by the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, School Community Programs, Program Effectiveness, Science Education
