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ERIC Number: EJ361729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Exploratorium's Explainer Program: The Long-Term Impacts on Teenagers of Teaching Science to the Public.
Diamond, Judy; And Others
Science Education, v71 n5 p643-56 Oct 1987
Describes a program in which teenage students serve as the explainers of the displays in a museum. Reports on a study designed to determine whether such programs can significantly affect students' social development, their attitudes toward science, and their interest in science, teaching, and museums. (TW)
Descriptors: Informal Education, Museums, Peer Teaching, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teaching Centers, Scientific Attitudes, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Student Attitudes, Student Interests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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