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URBAN: Development of a Citizen Science Biomonitoring Program Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Cartwright, Lyndsay A.; Cvetkovic, Maja; Graham, Spencer; Tozer, Douglas; Chow-Fraser, Patricia – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2015
Due to increasing urbanization, wetlands and streams within city limits are being altered, filled in, and degraded. The habitat that remains is critical for providing urban areas with ecosystem services and maintaining biodiversity, yet is often insufficiently monitored by environmental agencies due to a lack of resources. To help fill this void,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Programs, Urban Programs, Outreach Programs
Science Hobbyists: Active Users of the Science-Learning Ecosystem
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Corin, Elysa N.; Jones, M. Gail; Andre, Thomas; Childers, Gina M.; Stevens, Vanessa – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
Science hobbyists engage in self-directed, free-choice science learning and many have considerable expertise in their hobby area. This study focused on astronomy and birding hobbyists and examined how they used organizations to support their hobby engagement. Interviews were conducted with 58 amateur astronomers and 49 birders from the midwestern…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Recreational Activities, Active Learning, Independent Study