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Heather is chairing AERA’s Informal Learning Environments Research group for 2019-2020.
Heather is chairing AERA’s Informal Learning Environments Research group for 2019-2020. The group is dedicated to furthering educational research in informal learning environments and to promote a community practice interested in establishing and maintaining a better understanding of learning in … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, informal education, research, research to practice
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Heather and Lucy have new JRST article on informal science learning
New research! With our partnering site, Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, our informal learning research project examined how guided participation processes support the use of cultural tools (such as scientific equipment) during a nature walk at one nature center. This new … Continue reading
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Tagged engaging with nature, environmental education, family learning, informal education, informal science learning, interaction analysis, life sciences, microethnography, museum education, parent–child interaction, research to practice, sociocultural theory
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