Research Trends and Findings From a Decade (1997–2007) of Research on Informal Science Education and Free-Choice Science Learning

The decade from 1997–2007 was transformative for research into science learning in out-of-school contexts. The field transitioned from being driven by individual programmatic needs into a field with a coherent conceptual framework to guide research. These changes are documented in the research published in International Journal of Science Education, Science Education, and Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 3 major peer-reviewed and...