Educational research has sometimes been criticized for its seeming lack of relevance to
classroom reality and its subsequent inability to inform pedagogical practices. Such criticism …

Science communicators develop qualitative and quantitative tools to evaluate the 'impact'of
their work however narrative is rarely adopted as a form of evaluation. We posit narrative as …

Researchers and policy‐makers are increasingly concerned with children's well‐being in
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) …

This research investigates how eight undergraduate African American women in science,
math, and engineering (SME) majors accessed cultural capital and informal science …

When studying informal science programs, researchers often overlook the opportunities
enabled and constrained in each program and the practices reinforced for participants. In …

It is widely recognised that there is an urgent need to make access to and engagement in
science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) education more equitable, from both a …

The out-of-doors provides unique opportunities to engage youth in the natural environment
and to teach STEM content in a more informal setting. In this chapter, the authors share …

Researchers and policymakers are increasingly concerned with children's wellbeing in Early
Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) settings …