Session Submission Summary

Impacts and Implications of Participation in Informal Science Education for Students' Science Engagement and Teachers' Practice

Sat, April 9, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Two, Marquis Salon 13

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This session explores informal science education through multiple discursive and overlapping lenses. Across these papers, the authors explore teachers’ perceptions of informal and formal science teaching practices and explore the impacts of youths’ participation in after school and outdoor learning experiences. The studies collectively represent both national and international perspectives.

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