Intergenerational, Community-Based Learning and Science Education.

Gallagher, James J.; Hogan, Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ602315

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Intergenerational, Community-Based Learning and Science Education.

Gallagher, James J.; Hogan, Kathleen

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n2 p107-08 Feb 2000

Contends that science education researchers should devote more time to creating and studying models of intergenerational and community-based science education. Argues that such inquiries have the potential to provoke new thinking that could expand basic conceptions of what it means to learn and practice science. (WRM)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mixed Age Grouping, Older Adults, School Community Programs, Science Education, Service Learning

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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