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Tran, Lynn Uyen – Science Education, 2007
Museum educators have a longstanding presence in museums and play a significant role in the institutions' educational agenda. However, research on field trips to science museums has predominantly explored teachers' and students' perspectives with little acknowledgment of the museum educators who develop and implement the educational programs the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Field Trips, Museums, Science Instruction
Weiss, Heather B. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2006
This issue brief looks at evaluations of 34 academically focused summer programs in order to distill challenges and compile promising strategies for creating quality summer programs. While many summer programs face similar implementation challenges, each program has different components and needs, and not every strategy is feasible or even…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Personnel Selection
Pumpian, Ian, Ed.; Fisher, Douglas, Ed.; Wachowiak, Susan, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
School in the Park is an innovative museum-based educational effort to engage students in their community during the school day. Since 1999 several hundred students have been educated each year in museums and the zoo in San Diego. This is more than a field trip, it is changing the way that education is provided. Challenging the Classroom Standard…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Learning Experience, Social Studies, Oral Language