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Connecting formal and informal science learning through school-community partnerships

January 1, 2015 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
To improve science education for culturally and linguistically diverse students, schools and communities can create “mutual benefit partnerships” to identify and address local problems. Through the example of the Chicago River Project, Bouillion and Gomez illustrate how such partnerships can connect formal learning contexts with the rich ways communities experience science outside of school.

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    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Education and learning science | Life science
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | English Language Learners

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