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ERIC Number: EJ452497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-0830
Adult Learning of Science for Scientific Literacy: Some Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives.
Hacker, R. G.; Harris, M.
Studies in the Education of Adults, v24 n2 p217-24 Oct 1992
Adults do not learn science in the same way as either children or scientists. A separate theory of adult learning of science for scientific literacy is needed as the basis for the development of methodologies. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Informal Education, Learning Theories, Science Education, Scientific Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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