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Date: 06/25/2019
Resource Category: Literature Review
A short literature review in regards to museums, their role within society, and the rise of representation of STEM within them. Taken from my dissertation from the College of Education at University of Illinois at Chicago, defended in 2018. This is a brief paper that may be useful for professionals looking for additional thoughts on museums and ... »
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Date: 11/19/2018
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
This study was designed to explore the chemistry outreach practices of college students associated with the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ). Students affiliated with these organizations are heavily involved with the chemistry-specific informal science education practice of chemistry outreach. Despite reporting that they ... »
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Date: 12/01/2017
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
Twenty-first century skills are vital for preparing youth for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. STEM out-of-school time (OST) programs play an important role in helping youth develop these skills, particularly the teamwork skills necessary for the growing collaborative nature of STEM jobs. However, there is a ... »
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Date: 11/01/2016
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
MobiLLab is a mobile science education program designed to awaken young people’s interest in science and technology (S&T). Perceived novelty, or unfamiliarity, has been shown to affect pupils’ educational outcomes at similar out-of-school learning places (OSLePs) such as museums and science centers. A study involved 215 mobiLLab pupils who ... »
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Date: 11/01/2016
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
MobiLLab is a mobile science education program designed to awaken young people’s interest in science and technology (S&T). Perceived novelty, or unfamiliarity, has been shown to affect pupils’ educational outcomes at similar out-of-school learning places (OSLePs) such as museums and science centers. A study involved 215 mobiLLab pupils who ... »
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Date: 12/11/2015
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
In recent years, there has been much concern over the decline of biologists who actually identify themselves to be naturalists, which negatively impacts the field of conservation and the study of biology as a whole. This could result in a decrease in individuals who participate in naturalist-like activities, such as informal environmental ... »
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Date: 06/01/2015
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
This dissertation examined changes in urban youth’s attitude towards science as well as their perception of the informal science education setting and third space opportunity provided by the BioBus, a mobile science lab. Findings from this study suggested that urban youth’s attitude towards science changed both positively and negatively in ... »
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Date: 01/01/2015
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
The maker movement is fundamentally changing the way educators and educational researchers envision teaching and learning. This movement contends making — an active process of building, designing, and innovating with tools and materials to produce shareable artifacts — is a naturally rich and authentic learning trajectory (Martinez & Stager, ... »
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Date: 01/01/2015
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
Many communication researchers expect that the diffusion of the new media in modern societies creates new channels of communication that can be used as alternatives or supplements to traditional forms of science communication. Conclusive empirical evidence of scientists' appreciation and use of these new channels for public communication is rare, ... »
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Date: 01/01/2015
Resource Category: Doctoral Dissertation
By first recognizing the valuable social and scientific practices taking place within families as they learn science together across multiple, everyday settings, this dissertation addresses questions of how to design and scaffold activities that build and expand on those practices to foster a deep understanding of science, and how the aesthetic ... »
Date: 06/25/2019Resource Category: Literature ReviewA short literature review in regards to museums, their role within society, and the rise of representation of STEM within them. Taken from my dissertation from the College of Education at University of Illinois at Chicago, defended in 2018. This is a brief paper that may be useful for professionals looking for additional thoughts on museums and ... »