NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Family Dinner Frequency, Parent-Organised Informal Learning Activities, and Student Academic Performance: Evidence from Chinese Eighth-Grade Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sujie Peng; Chenying Zeng – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
The factors that influence student academic performance have long been discussed by academics. However, to our knowledge, there are no data on the informal learning activities organised by parents. Therefore, there is a need to explore how parents influence student academic performance. To do so, we acquired a dataset from the China Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Parents as Teachers, Parent Child Relationship
Teachers without Borders: Professional Learning Spanning Social Media, Place, and Time
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Greenhow, Christine; Lewin, Cathy; Staudt Willet, K. Bret – Learning, Media and Technology, 2023
Educators must consider how today's technology-mediated environments expand our conceptualization of learning contexts and the continuities and tensions between learning and participation in various settings. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted educational systems worldwide, necessitating emergency remote teaching and coinciding with increased social…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers
Engaging Neurodiverse Youth in Informal STEM Learning: Strategies and Recommendations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ronda J. Jenson; Michele S. Lee – Connected Science Learning, 2024
The talents that neurodiverse individuals bring to STEM fields are being increasingly recognized, thus it is important to ensure neurodiverse youth have opportunities to experience an array of STEM fields as viable career options. Based on the results of a systematic review, this article provides recommendations for how informal STEM learning…
Descriptors: Informal Education, STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Neurodevelopmental Disorders