Pathways in informal science learning: a practice-research brief

Date:

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Resource Type:

Research Brief | Research Products

Environment Type:

Media and Technology, Broadcast Media, Public Programs, Afterschool Programs, Museum and Science Center Programs, Aquarium and Zoo Programs

Audience:

Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum/ISE Professionals | Learning Researchers

Discipline:

Education and learning science | General STEM | Social science and psychology

Access and Inclusion:

Ethnic/Racial

English Language Learners

Low Socioeconomic Status

Organization:

Michigan State University, Oregon State University, King's College London, University College London

Description:

This briefing paper reports findings from the Youth Access & Equity in Informal Science Learning (ISL) project, a UK-US researcher-practitioner partnership funded by the Science Learning+ Phase 1 scheme. Our project focuses on young people aged 11-14 primarily from under-served and non-dominant communities and includes researchers and practitioners from a range of ISL settings, including designed spaces (eg museums, zoos), community-based (e.g. afterschool clubs) and everyday science spaces (e.g. science media).

Funder(s):

Wellcome Trust

Funding Program:

Science Learning +

Document:

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