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School site to museum floor: how informal science institutions work with schools
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Abstract Two research studies sponsored by CILS investigated the programmes ISIs currently provide to support K-12 science education, particularly in the area of teacher professional development (PD). The first study was a large-scale survey with 475 ISIs responding about the programmes they offer schools an... view more
Two research studies sponsored by CILS investigated the programmes ISIs currently provide to support K-12 science education, particularly in the area of teacher professional development (PD). The first study was a large-scale survey with 475 ISIs responding about the programmes they offer schools and teachers beyond one-day field trips. A large majority of ISIs (73%) reported having one or more of these programmes, with more than half (59%) providing one or more forms of teacher PD. ISIs also reported a tendency for their programmes to be under-subscribed, and said funding was the biggest barrier to their ability to provide these programmes.... view less
Classification
Curriculum, Teaching, Didactics
Teachers, Students, Pupils
Free Keywords
informal learning; science education; inquiry-based science education; teacher professional
development
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 1489-1507
Journal
International Journal of Science Education, 29 (2007) 12
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690701494084
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)