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ERIC Number: EJ525110
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Learning Science in an Alternative Context: The Effects on a Selected Group of Young Science Educators.
Nyhof-Young, Joyce
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v5 n1 p69-75 Mar 1996
Investigates the experiences and effects of working as a host or exhibit interpreter at the Ontario Science Centre. Examines how the hosts benefit from the program in terms of their knowledge about and attitudes toward science and technology. Dominant aspects of learning for the respondents tended to be inspirational and attitudinal, as well as cognitive. (Author/MVL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Museums, Nature Centers, Science Facilities, Scientific Attitudes, Summer Programs, Technology
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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