Free-choice Science Education: How We Learn Science Outside of School (Ways of Knowing in Science & Mathematics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807740640 ISBN 13: 9780807740644

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2001

Synopsis

This seminal book describes the nature and extent of science learning in America with particular attention to the innumerable sources of science education existing outside the formal education system. Falk and his well-respected colleagues provide examples from research and practice on how to better understand, facilitate and communicate about free-choice science learning, including policy recommendations for insuring its growth and integration within the complex learning environment of the 21st century. This important and timely volume: * Makes a case for the existence of an infrastructure for free-choice science learning. * Highlights research studies that reveal the nature and function of the infrastructure. * Proposes studies, policies, and approaches that will enable educators and policymakers to better understand its nature, function, and effectiveness. * Encourages coalition building and collaborations across the infrastructure that lead to better practice, greater resources, realistic assessments, and greater application of free-choice science learning.

About this title

About the Author

John H. Falk is Director of the Institute for Learning Innovation in Annapolis, Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807740640
• ISBN 13: 9780807740644
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Falk John H.