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Daneshamooz, Saeed; Alamolhodaei, Hassan; Darvishian, Saeed; Daneshamooz, Soniya – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The project team gathered data with the assistance of Recreational and Cultural Organization of Mashhad Municipality, Organization of Mashhad Municipality and Science and Astronomy Science Center of Mashhad Municipality, Khorasan Razavi, Islamic Republic of Iran. This paper discusses the effect of science center on attitude of students who visit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teaching Centers, Scientific Attitudes, High School Students
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Holliday, Gary M.; Lederman, Norman G.; Lederman, Judith S. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2014
This study looked at a life science course that was offered at and taught by education staff of a large informal science institution (ISI) located in the Midwest. The curriculum, materials, and agendas for the course were developed by education staff and complemented a permanent life science exhibition. The researcher developed a content test…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Education, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
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Walker, Graham J.; Stocklmayer, Susan M.; Grant, Will J. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2013
Science centres and other informal learning environments are increasingly becoming venues in which socioscientific issues are presented, sometimes with the aim of influencing attitudes and behaviour. This study investigated the effects of an HIV AIDS science theatre presentation on the behavioural intentions of 697 South African students, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teaching Centers, Informal Education, Science and Society