Navigating the Changing Landscape of Formal and Informal Science Learning Opportunities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book presents research involving learning opportunities that are afforded to learners of science when the focus is on linking the formal and informal science education sectors. It uses the metaphor of a "landscape" as it emphasises how the authors see the possible movement within a landscape that is inclusive of formal, informal and free-choice opportunities. The book explores opportunities to change formal school science education via perspectives and achievements from the informal and free-choice science education sector within the wider lifelong, life-wide education landscape. Additionally it explores how science learning that occurs in a more inclusive landscape can demonstrate the potential power of these opportunities to address issues of relevance and engagement that currently plague the learning of science in school settings. Combining specific contexts, case studies and more general examples, the book examines the science learning landscapes by means of the lens of an ecosystem and the case of the Synergies longitudinal research project. It explores the relationships between school and museum, and relates the lessons learned through encounters with a narwhal. It discusses science communication, school-community partnerships, socioscientific issues, outreach education, digital platforms and the notion of a learning ecology.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Deborah Corrigan • Cathy Buntting • Alister Jones • John Loughran
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	210
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-89760-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education Promotions
LSN:	3-319-89760-8
Barcode:	9783319897608

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