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Informal Science Education Policy: Issues and Opportunities

August 1, 2010 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Exhibitions, Informal/Formal Connections

The goal of the CAISE Policy Study Inquiry Group (PSIG) was to inventory and comment on policies which affect the capacity of informal science education to have an impact. The issues discussed in this white paper are intended to spark conversation and awaken us to the policy contexts around us.

Document

InformalScienceEducationPolicy.pdf

Associated Projects

Informal Science Education Resource Center (ISERC)

TEAM MEMBERS

Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)

Contributor

Lisa Craig Brisson

Editor

Visitor Studies Association

Alan Friedman

Editor

New York Hall of Science

Saskia Traill

Editor

The After-School Corporation (TASC)

Arthur Eisenkraft

Author

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Ira Flatow

Author

Science Friday

Jeffrey Kirsch

Author

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Maritza Macdonald

Author

American Museum of Natural History

Eric Marshall

Author

Resonant Partnerships

Ellen McCallie

Author

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Trevor Nesbit

Author

Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)

Rebecca Nesbit Prosino

Author

Sci-Port

Charles Petit

Author

MIT Knight Science Journalism Tracker

Jerry Schubel

Author

Aquarium of the Pacific

Dan Wharton

Author

Chicago Zoological Society

Steven Williams

Author

National Air and Space Museum

Joe Witte

Author

George Mason University

Citation

Funders

NSF

Funding Program: ISE/AISL

Award Number: 0638981

Funding Amount: 5500856

Resource Type: Report

Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM

Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators

Environment Type: Media and Technology | Public Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Exhibitions | Informal/Formal Connections

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