Learning Environments at the Margin: Case Studies of Disenfranchised Youth Doing Science in an Aquarium and an After-School Program

Autor/inn/en	Rahm, Jrene; Ash, Doris
Titel	Learning Environments at the Margin: Case Studies of Disenfranchised Youth Doing Science in an Aquarium and an After-School Program
Quelle	In: Learning Environments Research, 11 (2008) 1, S.49-62 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1387-1579
DOI	10.1007/s10984-007-9037-9
Schlagwörter	School Activities; Science Programs; After School Programs; Recreational Facilities; Informal Education; Case Studies; Educational Environment; Context Effect; Youth; Disadvantaged Youth; Low Income Groups; Ethnic Diversity; Language Proficiency; Limited English Speaking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Freizeiteinrichtung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	In this article, we explore how two informal educational contexts--an aquarium and an after-school science program--enabled disenfranchised learners to adopt an identity as insiders to the world of science. We tell the stories of four youth, relating what doing science meant to them and how they positioned themselves in relation to science. We contribute to the extensive literature on the value of learning beyond the school walls, yet focus on ethnically and linguistically diverse youth from low-income backgrounds who have often been excluded from such settings. We suggest that such out-of-school settings are particularly important to youth who have few other opportunities to interact with and relate to science in positive ways. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10