Putting theory into practice : : tools for research in informal settings / / edited by Doris Ash, Jrène Rahm and Leah M. Melber.
Informal learning, also called free choice learning or out-of-school time, is a relatively new field that has grown exponentially in the past 15 years. Research on the learning and teaching that takes place in these non-traditional, non-classroom environments, such as museums, gardens, afterschool a...
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| Superior document: | New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education ; v.25 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New directions in mathematics and science education ;
v. 25 New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education ; 25 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Doris Ash , Jrène Rahm and Leah M. Melber
- Introduction / Doris B. Ash and Jrène Rahm
- A Reflective Hermeneutic Approach to Research Methods Investigating Visitor Learning / David Anderson
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Methodologies for Reflective Practice and Museum Educator Research / Doris B. Ash and Judith Lombana
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Reframing Collaborations with Informal Science Institutions / James Kisiel
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Action Research as a Means to Learn to Teach in Out-Of-School Settings / Tali Tal
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Tracing our Methodological Steps / Thao Mai and Doris Ash
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Multi-Sited Ethnography / Jrène Rahm
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Mediated Action as a Framework for Exploring Learning in Informal Settings / Shawn Rowe and Jennifer Bachman
- Putting Theory into Practice / Leah Melber
- Epilogue / Steven R. Guberman
- About the Authors / Doris Ash , Jrène Rahm and Leah M. Melber
- Index / Doris Ash , Jrène Rahm and Leah M. Melber.