Preparing Informal Science Educators: Perspectives from Science Communication and Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiv
Introduction....Pages 1-9
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Formerly ISE: Preparation for Continual Science Learning....Pages 13-38
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Informal Science Educators and the Nine Dimensions of Reflective Practice....Pages 41-65
Facilitating Deep Conceptual Learning: The Role of Reflection and Learning Communities....Pages 67-85
From Acquisition to Inquiry: Supporting Informal Educators Through Iterative Implementation of Practice....Pages 87-104
Museum Science Teaching: Museum Educators’ Personal Epistemologies and Created Learning Experiences....Pages 105-126
Informal Science Educator Identity Construction....Pages 127-150
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There Is no “Off Button” to Explaining: Theorizing Identity Development in Youth Who Work as Floor Facilitators....Pages 153-168
Integrating Mobile Computers into Informal Science Education....Pages 169-183
Designing Informal Astronomy Education Toward Participatory Learning Environments....Pages 185-206
Developing Effective Pedagogical Approaches in Science Outreach Programs for Young Children....Pages 207-223
Gender Differences Reflected in Conversations at Exhibits....Pages 225-241
The Challenges of ‘Measuring Long-Term Impacts of a Science Center on Its Community’: A Methodological Review....Pages 243-259
Utilizing Indicator-Based Methods: ‘Measuring the Impact of a Science Center on Its Community’....Pages 261-266
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Visualising Social Network Structures in the Training of Professional Learning Communities of Educators in Informal and Formal Settings....Pages 269-288
Professional Development: Targeted On-the-Job Trainings....Pages 289-310
Multiple Approaches to Using Informal Science Education Contexts to Prepare Informal and Formal Science Educators....Pages 311-335
Extending Classrooms into Parks Through Informal Science Learning and Place-Based Education....Pages 337-354
Preparing Informal Science Educators in a Formal Science Teacher Education Program: An Oxymoron?....Pages 355-386
A Comparative Look at Informal Science Education and Environmental Education in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia and North Carolina, USA....Pages 387-417
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Explorers of Nature in Natural History Museums—An Approach to Integrating Children with Refugee or Migration Status....Pages 419-433
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Preparing Scientists to Be Science Communicators....Pages 437-471
‘User-Generated’ Educators: The New Frontier or a Far-Fetched Dream?....Pages 473-494
Teaching the Theory of Evolution in Informal Settings to Those Who Are Uncomfortable with It....Pages 495-507
Addressing Nature of Scientific Knowledge in the Preparation of Informal Educators....Pages 509-525
The Attributes of Informal Science Education: A Science Communication Perspective....Pages 527-544
Sense of Conservation: When Is a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete) Really Just a Snake?....Pages 545-559
Opening up the Dialogic Space. Using Questions to Facilitate Deeper Informal Learning....Pages 561-574
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The Need and Timeliness of Preparing Informal Science Educators....Pages 577-593
Back Matter....Pages 595-600