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    Develo** Effective Pedagogical Approaches in Science Outreach Programs for Young Children

    Recognition of the importance of providing science-related experiences for young children has resulted in increased numbers of outreach programs aimed at a preschool audience. Early meaningful experiences of s...

    Christine Howitt, Elaine Blake, Léonie J. Rennie in Preparing Informal Science Educators (2017)

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    Increasing Accessibility to Science in Early Childhood Teacher Education Through Collaboration Between Teacher Educators and Science/Engineering Academics

    The challenge of better preparing pre-service early childhood teachers to deliver appropriate science learning experiences in the classroom poses complex yet relevant issues. An innovative strategy to solve th...

    Christine Howitt, Elaine Blake in Issues and Challenges in Science Education… (2012)

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    Science in Early Learning Centres: Satisfying Curiosity, Guided Play or Lost Opportunities?

    Although much has been written about improving primary school science and scientific skills for children, not a lot has been done to find out what science actually looks like for very young children. A common ...

    Elaine Blake, Christine Howitt in Issues and Challenges in Science Education Research (2012)