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Foreword, Lynn Dierking
Introduction, Patricia G. Patrick
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Defining ISE
1. Formerly ISE: Preparation for Continual Science Learning, Phyllis Katz
Professional Development
2. Informal Science Educators and the Nine Dimensions of Reflective Practice, Patricia G. Patrick
3. Facilitating Deep Conceptual Learning: The Role of Reflection and Learning Communities, Heather King and Lynn Tran
4. From Acquisition to Inquiry: Supporting Informal Educators through Iterative Implementation of Practice, Lauren B. Allen and Kevin Crowley
5. Museum Science Teaching: Museum Educators' Personal Epistemologies and Created Learning Experiences, Jung-Hua Yeh
6. Informal Science Educator Identity Construction, Brad McLain
Designing Programs
7. There is no "Off Button" to Explaining: Theorizing identity development in youth who work as floor facilitators, Preeti Gupta and Jennifer Correa
8. Integrating Mobile Computers into Informal Science Education, Heather Toomey Zimmerman and Susan M. Land
9. Designing Informal Astronomy Education Toward Participatory Learning Environments, Mi Song Kim
10. Developing Effective Pedagogical Approaches in Science Outreach Programs for Young Children, Christine Howitt, Elaine Blake & Léonie Rennie
11. Gender Differences Reflected in Conversations at Exhibits, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe
12. The Challenges of 'Measuring Long-term Impacts of a Science Center on its Community': A Methodological Review, Eric Jensen and Thomas Lister
13. Utilizing indicator-based methods: 'Measuring the impact of a science center on its community', John H. Falk and Mark D. Needham
Bridging the Gap Between Formal and Informal Educators
14. Visualising Social Network Structures in the Training of Professional Learning Communities of Educators in Informal and Formal Settings, Jakob Egg, Suzanne Kapelari & Justin Dillon
15. Professional Development: Targeted On-the-Job Trainings, Chance Sanford and Victoria Sokol
16. Multiple Approaches to Using Informal Science Education Contexts to Prepare Informal and Formal Science Educators, Emily Hestness, Kelly Riedinger, and J. Randy McGinnis
17. Extending Classrooms into Parks Through Informal Science Learning and Place-Based Education, Jennifer Adams and Brett Branco
18. Preparing Informal Science Educators in a Formal Science Teacher Education Program: An Oxymoron? Catherine E. Matthews, Susannah Thompson, and Sadie Camfield Payne
19. A Comparative Look at Informal Science Education & Environmental Education in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia & North Carolina, USA, Aceng Ruyani and Catherine E. Matthews
20. Explorers of Nature in Natural History Museums
An Approach to Integrating Children with Refugee or Migration Status, Alexandra Moormann
Science Communication
21. Preparing Scientists to be Science Communicators, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari and Bruce V. Lewenstein
22. 'User-Generated' Educators: The New Frontier or a Far-Fetched Dream? Maria Xanthuoudaki and Enrico Miotto
23. Teaching the Theory of Evolution in Informal Settings to Those Who Are Uncomfortable with It, Michael J. Reiss
24. Addressing Nature of Scientific Knowledge in the Preparation of Informal Educators, Judith S. Lederman and Gary M. Holliday
25. The Attributes of Informal Science Education: A Science Communication Perspective, Susan M. Stocklmayer and Léonie J. Rennie
26. Sense of Conservation: When is a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete) Really Just a Snake? Patricia G. Patrick
27. Opening Up the Dialogic Space. Using Questions to Facilitate Deeper Informal Learning, Martin Braund and Anthony Lelliott
Concluding Chapter, Joy Kubarek.
Introduction, Patricia G. Patrick
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Defining ISE
1. Formerly ISE: Preparation for Continual Science Learning, Phyllis Katz
Professional Development
2. Informal Science Educators and the Nine Dimensions of Reflective Practice, Patricia G. Patrick
3. Facilitating Deep Conceptual Learning: The Role of Reflection and Learning Communities, Heather King and Lynn Tran
4. From Acquisition to Inquiry: Supporting Informal Educators through Iterative Implementation of Practice, Lauren B. Allen and Kevin Crowley
5. Museum Science Teaching: Museum Educators' Personal Epistemologies and Created Learning Experiences, Jung-Hua Yeh
6. Informal Science Educator Identity Construction, Brad McLain
Designing Programs
7. There is no "Off Button" to Explaining: Theorizing identity development in youth who work as floor facilitators, Preeti Gupta and Jennifer Correa
8. Integrating Mobile Computers into Informal Science Education, Heather Toomey Zimmerman and Susan M. Land
9. Designing Informal Astronomy Education Toward Participatory Learning Environments, Mi Song Kim
10. Developing Effective Pedagogical Approaches in Science Outreach Programs for Young Children, Christine Howitt, Elaine Blake & Léonie Rennie
11. Gender Differences Reflected in Conversations at Exhibits, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe
12. The Challenges of 'Measuring Long-term Impacts of a Science Center on its Community': A Methodological Review, Eric Jensen and Thomas Lister
13. Utilizing indicator-based methods: 'Measuring the impact of a science center on its community', John H. Falk and Mark D. Needham
Bridging the Gap Between Formal and Informal Educators
14. Visualising Social Network Structures in the Training of Professional Learning Communities of Educators in Informal and Formal Settings, Jakob Egg, Suzanne Kapelari & Justin Dillon
15. Professional Development: Targeted On-the-Job Trainings, Chance Sanford and Victoria Sokol
16. Multiple Approaches to Using Informal Science Education Contexts to Prepare Informal and Formal Science Educators, Emily Hestness, Kelly Riedinger, and J. Randy McGinnis
17. Extending Classrooms into Parks Through Informal Science Learning and Place-Based Education, Jennifer Adams and Brett Branco
18. Preparing Informal Science Educators in a Formal Science Teacher Education Program: An Oxymoron? Catherine E. Matthews, Susannah Thompson, and Sadie Camfield Payne
19. A Comparative Look at Informal Science Education & Environmental Education in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia & North Carolina, USA, Aceng Ruyani and Catherine E. Matthews
20. Explorers of Nature in Natural History Museums
An Approach to Integrating Children with Refugee or Migration Status, Alexandra Moormann
Science Communication
21. Preparing Scientists to be Science Communicators, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari and Bruce V. Lewenstein
22. 'User-Generated' Educators: The New Frontier or a Far-Fetched Dream? Maria Xanthuoudaki and Enrico Miotto
23. Teaching the Theory of Evolution in Informal Settings to Those Who Are Uncomfortable with It, Michael J. Reiss
24. Addressing Nature of Scientific Knowledge in the Preparation of Informal Educators, Judith S. Lederman and Gary M. Holliday
25. The Attributes of Informal Science Education: A Science Communication Perspective, Susan M. Stocklmayer and Léonie J. Rennie
26. Sense of Conservation: When is a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsolete) Really Just a Snake? Patricia G. Patrick
27. Opening Up the Dialogic Space. Using Questions to Facilitate Deeper Informal Learning, Martin Braund and Anthony Lelliott
Concluding Chapter, Joy Kubarek.