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Science Camp as a Transformative Experience for Students, Parents, and Teachers in the Urban Setting
Author(s) -
Sterling Donna R.,
Matkins Juanita Jo,
Frazier Wendy M.,
Logerwell Mollianne G.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2007.tb17928.x
Subject(s) - transformative learning , mathematics education , service learning , science learning , summer camp , science education , psychology , pedagogy , developmental psychology
This paper reports on creative partnerships to create learning communities to benefit students, parents, and teachers in the urban setting. Science Camp is a university day camp offering problem‐based science exploration for urban middle school students and an introduction to college life. For parents it is an opportunity to learn about college opportunities for their children and to gather information about funding sources. For middle school science teachers and preservice teachers it is a learning laboratory for conducting problem‐based learning in the urban setting. The findings describe the effects of the learning communities on the transformation of students, parents, preservice teachers, and in‐service teachers.