November 1st, 2015 | RESEARCH
This paper describes Synergies, an on-going longitudinal study and design effort, being conducted in a diverse, under-resourced community in Portland, Oregon, with the goal of measurably improving STEM learning, interest and participation by early adolescents, both in school and out of school. Authors examine how the work of this particular research-practice partnership is attempting to accommodate the six principles outlined in this issue: (1) more accurately reflect learning as a lifelong process occurring across settings, situations and time frames; (2) consider what STEM content is worth learning; (3) examine learning as a cultural process, involving varied repertoires of practice across learners' everyday lives; (4) directly involve practitioners (and learners) in the research process; (5) document how existing and emerging technologies and new media are, and will continue, to shape and redefine the content and practice of STEM learning research; and, (6) take into account the broader socio-cultural-political contexts of the needs and concerns of the larger global society.
Document
SYNERGIES-Falk-et.-al-paper.FINAL_.pdf
Team Members
John H Falk, Author, Oregon State UniversityLynn Dierking, Author, Oregon State University
Nancy Staus, Author, Oregon State University
Jennifer Wyld, Author, Oregon State University
Deborah Bailey, Author, Oregon State University
Bill Penuel, Author, University of Colorado Boulder
Citation
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.1007/s11422-015-9716-2
Publication: Cultural Studies of Science Education
Volume: 11
Number: 1
Page(s): 195-212
Funders
Funding Source: Private Foundation
Related URLs
SYNERGIES--Understanding and Connecting STEM Learning in the Community
Tags
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | General Public | Learning Researchers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Community Outreach Programs | Exhibitions | Informal | Formal Connections | Media and Technology | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Public Programs