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Informal Science Educators and Children in a Low-Income Community Describe How Children Relate to Out-of-School Science Education
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Carol-Ann Burke, Lydia E. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Children in low-income neighbourhoods experience an intersection of socio-structural factors that delimit their engagement with out-of-school (informal) science education. Using Bourdieu's framework of habitus, this paper explores how informal science educators and children in a given low-income community in western Canada described the attitudes,…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, Low Income, Context Effect
Supporting Children's Outdoor Science Learning with Mobile Computers: Integrating Learning On-the-Move Strategies with Context-Sensitive Computing
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Zimmerman, Heather Toomey; Land, Susan M.; Maggiore, Chrystal; Millet, Chris – Learning, Media and Technology, 2019
Two cases of context-sensitive mobile computing curricula for children are shown to develop analytical understandings of how science-related sense-making talk can be supported through physical and digital environment interaction, which supports play and learning through movement. Our work investigates how proximity-based computing mediates…
Descriptors: Children, Outdoor Education, Handheld Devices, Educational Strategies
Technology-Mediated Engagement with Nature: Sensory and Social Engagement with the Outdoors Supported through an e-Trailguide
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McClain, Lucy R.; Zimmerman, Heather Toomey – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2016
This study describes the implementation of a self-guiding mobile learning tool designed to support youths' engagement with the natural world as they explored the flora and fauna along one nature trail at an environmental center. Using qualitative video-based data collection and analysis techniques, we conducted two design-based research study…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Qualitative Research, Video Technology
"To Be a Scientist Sometimes You Have to Break Down Stuff about Animals": Examining the Normative Scientific Practices of a Summer Herpetological Program for Children
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Scott, Catherine Marie – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2016
When studying informal science programs, researchers often overlook the opportunities enabled and constrained in each program and the practices reinforced for participants. In this case study, I examined the normative scientific practices reinforced in one-week-long "Herpetology" (the study of reptiles and amphibians) program for…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, Summer Programs, Animals
Being, Doing, Knowing, and Becoming: Science and Opportunities for Learning in the Out-of-School-Time Setting
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Bevan, Bronwyn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation addresses the question of how structured out-of-school-time settings, such as afterschool programs and summer camps, are positioned to support children's engagement and learning in science. This study addresses a gap in the research literature that does not fully specify the nature of the out-of-school-time (OST) setting and that…
Descriptors: Science Programs, After School Programs, Literature, Summer Programs
Positive Effects of Science and Technology Summer Camps on Confidence, Values, and Future Intentions
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Crombie, Gail; Walsh, John P.; Trinneer, Anne – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2003
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of science and technology summer camps on the confidence, values, and future intentions of female and male campers. The week-long camps were administered by Actua, a national organization with a mandate to increase awareness of science and technology among Canadian youth. Campers completed a…
Descriptors: National Organizations, Resident Camp Programs, Summer Programs, Children