Toward an Agenda for Advancing Research on Science Learning in Out-of-School Settings.

Rennie, Leonie J.; Feher, Elsa; Dierking, Lynn D.; Falk, John H.

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ERIC Number: EJ661896

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Toward an Agenda for Advancing Research on Science Learning in Out-of-School Settings.

Rennie, Leonie J.; Feher, Elsa; Dierking, Lynn D.; Falk, John H.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v40 n2 p112-20 Feb 2003

Discusses six issues that were the focus of the Ad Hoc Committee's Policy Statement and relates them to conducting research in the domain of out-of-school science learning. Suggests avenues for research in this area. (KHR)

Descriptors: Curiosity, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Nontraditional Education, Science Education, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Informal Education.