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Engaging with Schools and Increasing Primary School Students' Interest in Science: An Intersectoral Collaboration
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Willsher, Kerre; Penman, Joy – Education in Rural Australia, 2011
This paper discusses an initiative called "Scientists in Schools" which was implemented with a group of seventy (n=70) Year 4 and Year 7 students studying in a local school in regional South Australia with the primary objective of raising awareness and interest in the study of sciences. Mezirow's critical reflection was used by the…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Science