THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE can inspire curiosity anywhere. Think cruise ships, museums, theater stages, and the Internet. Activities at these and other nonschool environments can engage the ...

The bioeconomy demands special approaches for attracting youth to science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines and cultivating the multidisciplinary skills needed for a future ...

A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...

Dr. Ana Maria Navas Iannini’s research specializes in informal science education (ISE), primarily in the ways in which informal science settings – such as museums, science centres, maker spaces, and ...

Kindergarten and first-grade students dance to instrumental music, pretending to rake leaves and falling to the ground to do snow angels on the floor of the dance studio. The dance class is part of ...

The debate between formal degrees and informal education, focusing on structured settings, gains attention. Formal degrees offer accredited programmes while informal education emphasizes flexibility ...