Putting Theory into Practice Tools for Research in Informal Settings /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ash, Doris (Editor), Rahm, Jrène (Editor), Melber, Leah M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2012.
• Series: New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education ; 25
• Subjects: Education.; Education, general.

Informal learning, also called free choice learning or out-of-school time, is a relatively new field that has grown exponentially in the past 15 years. Research on the learning and teaching that takes place in these non-traditional, non-classroom environments, such as museums, gardens, afterschool a...