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Collaborations between Elementary Schools and Higher Education: Lessons Learned from Community-Engaged Science Education Efforts

Collaborations between Elementary Schools and Higher Education: Lessons Learned from Community-Engaged Science Education Efforts
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Author(s): Patricia Hrusa Williams (University of Maine at Farmington, USA)and Carole K. Lee (University of Maine at Farmington, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 23
Source title: Community Engagement Program Implementation and Teacher Preparation for 21st Century Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Cathryn Crosby (Teachers College Columbia University, USA)and Frederick Brockmeier (Northern Kentucky University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0871-7.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter examines service learning efforts and community partnerships formed between elementary schools and higher education around science education. The types and characteristics of the efforts are considered using a newly developed framework for service learning and community engagement. The potential benefits of these collaborative efforts for higher education faculty, college students, elementary school students, teachers, and school communities are explored, highlighting what is known from the existing research literature. The match between these projects and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are considered, highlighting the ways which community engagement efforts can utilize standards in developing and implementing projects. Finally, recommendations are made regarding how to optimize community-based science education collaborations and expand our knowledge-base regarding these efforts.

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