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ERIC Number: EJ602315
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Intergenerational, Community-Based Learning and Science Education.
Gallagher, James J.; Hogan, Kathleen
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n2 p107-08 Feb 2000
Contends that science education researchers should devote more time to creating and studying models of intergenerational and community-based science education. Argues that such inquiries have the potential to provoke new thinking that could expand basic conceptions of what it means to learn and practice science. (WRM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mixed Age Grouping, Older Adults, School Community Programs, Science Education, Service Learning
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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