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Bruna, Katherine Richardson; Farley, Jennifer; Bartholomay, Lyric – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023
This article uses key concepts of AnzaldĂșan philosophy to describe the Mosquitoes & Me summer camp as "ciencia zurda" or "left-handed science." It details a day-in-the-life portrait of Elena, a first-generation Latina middle schooler, as she experiences the opportunities that Mosquitoes & Me provided for self-other…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Educational Philosophy, Summer Programs, Science Education
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Jenkins, Lynda L. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
I respond to Pike and Dunne by exploring the utilization of citizen science in science education. Their results indicate that students fail to pursue science beyond the secondary level, in part, because of prior educational experiences with science education. Students lack motivation to pursue degrees and careers in science because they feel…
Descriptors: Science Projects, Lifelong Learning, Active Learning, Educational Experience
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Lopatto, David – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
The present study examined the reliability of student evaluations of summer undergraduate research experiences using the SURE (Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences) and a follow-up survey disseminated 9 mo later. The survey further examines the hypothesis that undergraduate research enhances the educational experience of science…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Student Research, Learning Motivation, Active Learning
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education