[ASC-list] FW: New report on learning science in informal environments

[Jenni Metcalfe]

Friends and colleagues,

As many of you know, for the last few years I've been helping lead a 
massive literature review on "learning science in informal environments" 
-- what do we actually know about what people learn?

The U.S. National Academies of Science have today released the report: 
http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/20090114.html.

The press release link summarizes the report.  Click on the "full 
report" link and scroll down to read the report for free online, or pay 
to download .pdf versions.

I'll be glad for any comments and feedback.

Thanks.

-- 
Bruce V. Lewenstein
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