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Phelps, David – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation is comprised of three interlinked studies investigating young children's authentic inquiry practices. The first article provides a literature synthesis of over two hundred and fifty in-depth cases of K-6 facilitated authentic inquiry learning environments. These cases reveal the wide-ranging authentic inquiry practices that are a…
Descriptors: Young Children, Authentic Learning, Inquiry, Learning Processes
Smithsonian Science Education Center, 2021
The Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) serves K-12 students and teachers, school districts, state education agencies, and ministries of education throughout the world with curriculum materials, digital resources, professional development, leadership development (through our Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform [LASER]…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Science Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Ark, Thomas J. Vander; Liebtag, Emily; McClennen, Nate – ASCD, 2020
"Place: it's where we're from; it's where we're going. . . . It asks for our attention and care. If we pay attention, place has much to teach us." With this belief as a foundation, "The Power of Place" offers a comprehensive and compelling case for making communities the locus of learning for students of all ages and…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Place Based Education, Learner Engagement, Educational Principles