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Carlton, Shiela; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1997
Includes "Take Your Partners for Adult Learning" (Carlton); "Museums Must Recognize Needs of All Users" (Anderson); "Charts, Ships, Models and the History of Time" (Coben, Lincoln); "Alternative Ways of Learning" (Sullivan); "Older Adults and Family Learning" (Reynolds); "Multiculturalism,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cultural Enrichment, Foreign Countries, Informal Education
Peer reviewedHawkey, Roy – Primary Science Review, 1999
Describes "QUEST", an Internet resource developed by The British Natural History Museum to stimulate young children's interest in science. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRix, Chris; McSorley, Jacqueline – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Describes children's interactions with exhibits and each other in a school-based, science-focused mini-museum. Suggests that although children did appear to make some gains in their learning and scientific skills and processes, the largest gains were made in the development of positive attitudes towards science. Contains 22 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Exhibits, Foreign Countries
Ballantyne, R. R.; Uzzell, D. L. – International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, 1994
Examines the relationship between informal environmental interpretive experiences and formal environmental education. Similarities and differences are delineated and implications are drawn for the use of interpretive experiences in environmental education school curricula. The Informal Environmental Learning Checklist (IEL) is presented as a means…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Peer reviewedQuin, Melanie – Physics Education, 1990
Interactive science and technology centers are described that emphasize "hands-on" science. Examined are the outreach programs offered by many centers which include traveling exhibitions and published resource materials. Examples of follow-up activities to a center visit are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Experiential Learning
