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Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education
written by Noah D. Finkelstein and Laurel Mayhew
Research in physics education has demonstrated new tools and models for improving the understanding and engagement of traditional college students [1].  Building on this base, the research community has bridged the gap from college to pre-college education, even elementary school [2].  However, little work has been done to engage students in out-of-school settings, particularly for those students from populations under-represented in the sciences.  We present a theoretically-grounded model of university-community partnership [3] that engages university students and children in a collective enterprise that has the potential to improve the participation and education of all.  We document the impact of these programs on: university participants who learn about education, the community and even some science; children in the community who learn about science, the nature of science and develop  their identities and attitudes towards science; and, shifts in institutional practice which may allow these programs to be sustained, or not.
Physics Education Research Conference 2008
Part of the PER Conference Invited Paper series
Edmonton, Canada: July 23-24, 2008
Volume 1064, Pages 19-22
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Education - Applied Research
- Informal Education
Education - Basic Research
- Societal Issues
- Informal Education
- Graduate/Professional
- Lower Undergraduate
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10.1063/1.3021254
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01.40.Fk 01.40.gb 01.50.ht 01.40.G- 01.50.H- 01.50.F-
Keywords:
Educational Technologies, Informal Science Education, PERC 2008, Physics Education Research, educational aids, educational courses, educational technology, engineering education, research and development management, scientific information systems, student experiments
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N. Finkelstein and L. Mayhew, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7957&DocID=686).
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N. Finkelstein and L. Mayhew, Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7957&DocID=686>.
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Finkelstein, N., & Mayhew, L. (2008, July 23-24). Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7957&DocID=686
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Finkelstein, Noah, and Laurel Mayhew. "Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7957&DocID=686 (accessed 2 December 2024).
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Finkelstein, Noah, and Laurel Mayhew. "Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education." Physics Education Research Conference 2008. Edmonton, Canada: 2008. 19-22 Vol. 1064 of PER Conference Invited Paper. 2 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7957&DocID=686>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Noah Finkelstein and Laurel Mayhew", Title = {Acting in Our Own Self-Interests: Blending University and Community in Informal Science Education}, BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2008}, Pages = {19-22}, Address = {Edmonton, Canada}, Series = {PER Conference Invited Paper}, Volume = {1064}, Month = {July 23-24}, Year = {2008} }
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