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A recent report notes that families from high income communities annually spend almost seven times the resources ($9,384) on their children’s out-of-school time enrichment activities than do low-income families ($1,391). Visit the Research+Practice Collaboratory (RPC) site for examples of research+practice projects that address this disparity. The R+P Collaboratory develops new models of research and practice ... Read more

Interested in helping build more equitable relationships across research and practice? Want to meet others doing similar work? Apply for a 2016 R+P Travel Fellowship of up to $2000, created for informal and formal educators and researchers interested in building more connections across research + practice. The Research + Practice Collaboratory supports increased exchange and collaboration among STEM educators ... Read more

This Hundal and Keselman paper describes the design of an afterschool curriculum aimed at supporting argumentation skills in the context of environmental health. It frankly describes the tensions between the...

Field notes from a study of a family support program for African immigrants reveal some of the challenges faced by these parents and their adolescent children....

This three-year research and implementation project empowers middle school LatinX youth to employ their own assets and funds of knowledge to solve community problems through engineering. Only 7% of adults...

The Researching Invention Education white paper compiles contributions from a community of individuals and organizations working in Invention Education (IvE) in the United States. IvE is a term that refers to the practice...

In the 11 years since the inception of the Science Minors and Achievers program, the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), Chicago, has had plenty of anecdotal evidence that this...

This article presents research relating to how science museum educators perceive their roles, identity, and practice. This qualitative study examines: (1) what brings museum educators to and sustains them in...

During times of continuing growth of digital resources for teaching, learning and research, the key objective of this study is to evaluate the genuine suitability of online publishing tools –...

In this paper, David M. Simmons discusses how the ongoing, extensive research program at Old Sturbridge Village supports its exhibits and public presentations. In particular, Simmons describes research efforts that...

The Computer Museum in Boston, MA is requesting a SGER of $49,000 to support preliminary research into the use of virtual reality as a tool for informal science. Using a...

Researching Visual Arts Education in Museums and Galleries brings together case studies from Europe, Asia and North America, in a way that will lay a foundation for international co-operation in...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded funding to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and Portland State University (PSU) in Portland, Oregon to support a “Connecting Researchers and...

Youth from non-dominant racial and linguistic backgrounds often have limited access to school science learning opportunities. Afterschool settings may provide learning environments in which they improve science knowledge and construct positive science identities. With this...

Brooklyn College, working with NWF Eco-Schools USA, will create The Resilient Schools Consortium (RiSC) Program that increases environmental literacy while engaging high school and middle school students in climate resilience...

Tools and resources to support potential and current AISL projects

Inspired by the newly announced Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS), which aims to build capacity, advance scholarship, grow partnerships, and provide resources for researchers to demonstrate the impact of research in their communities and society, CAISE pulled together a selection of 16 current, relevant projects, many of which are funded through the National ... Read more

In my three previous posts, I discussed IRB issues around the definition of generalizable research and the associated issues of risk and consent. In this post, I get more practical and provide some resources to help you navigate the IRB process for your own project. I have included three kinds of resources: examples of completed ... Read more

This resource list was produced by the GENIAL (Generating Engagement and New Initiatives for All Latinos) project, which convened Informal Science Learning (ISL) practitioners, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and others...

The next National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) proposal deadline is November 14, 2014. In a session at October’s 2014 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) annual conference, Program Directors from AISL presented guidelines and tips for submitting competitive proposals to the program. The slides from that presentation are available on InformalScience.org. The presentation ... Read more

The staff, co-principal investigators and advisors of CAISE wish you and your families and friends a restful and restorative holiday season. And for those of you who will be taking a break from the festivities to work on your NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) proposal, due on January 14th, 2014, a reminder that CAISE ... Read more

On August 20-22, 2014, CAISE hosted the fourth biennial Principal Investigators (PI) Meeting for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program (formerly the Informal Science Education, or ISE, program). Documentation from the meeting will be shared with the field over the coming months. To get that process started, CAISE has compiled ... Read more

This article argues that it is useful to see historical exhibitions as both responses and contributors to narratives about science that are circulating in the public sphere. It uses the...

Under the direction of Kevin Crowley, the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh will investigate gender bias in parental explanations in informal learning settings. This project,...

This report presents the findings from a study conducted by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A), for the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM), Washington, DC. The study was...