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Jones, M. Gail; Childers, Gina; Andre, Thomas; Corin, Elysa N.; Hite, Rebecca – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2018
Creating citizens interested in science and able to participate in science discourse and decisions is one of the goals of science education. Science hobbyists embody this goal through their life-long leisure interests and engagement in science. This study compared the motivations, perceived hobby benefits, and factors that influenced their hobby…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Scientists, Recreational Activities, Informal Education
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Smoláková, Nikoleta; Švajdaa, Juraj; Koróny, Samuel; Cincera, Jan – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This study compares the inquiry competence of the 8th-grade students participating in the science and environmental education program GLOBE in the Czech Republic with a sample of students of the same age not participating in the program from the Slovak and Czech Republics. Inquiry competence is analyzed as a set of variables representing students'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Minimum Competency Testing, Environmental Education, Science Education
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Casad, Bettina J.; Chang, Amy L.; Pribbenow, Christine M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) is designed to support undergraduate students' professional development as future scientists. Juniors, seniors, and postbaccalaureates who attended ABRCMS during 2008-2011 were emailed a link to an online questionnaire in which they reported their experiences at the…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Conferences (Gatherings), Minority Group Students, Educational Benefits