Informal Science Education Policy: Issues and Opportunities

Date:

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Resource Type:

Reference Materials | Report

Environment Type:

Media and Technology, Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Exhibitions, Informal/Formal Connections

Audience:

Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators

Discipline:

Education and learning science | General STEM

Organization:

Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), Visitor Studies Association, New York Hall of Science, The After-School Corporation (TASC), University of Massachusetts, Boston, Science Friday, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, American Museum of Natural History, Resonant Partnerships, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Sci-Port, MIT Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Aquarium of the Pacific, Chicago Zoological Society, National Air and Space Museum, George Mason University

Description:

The goal of the CAISE Policy Study Inquiry Group (PSIG) was to inventory and comment on policies which affect the capacity of informal science education to have an impact. The issues discussed in this white paper are intended to spark conversation and awaken us to the policy contexts around us.

Funder(s):

NSF

Funding Program:

ISE/AISL

Award Number:

0638981

Funding Amount:

5500856

Document:

InformalScienceEducationPolicy.pdf