Sustaining Inquiry in an After -School Science and Design Lab: The Significance of the Parts Ecology

Through a detailed analysis of the use of artifacts within two informal learning environments, the author finds that the choices made by participants in response to the distribution and abundance of those artifacts determine to a large extent the sustainability of inquiry learning. Reflecting upon the importance of the use of metaphor in uncovering troubling events and attitudes in these environments, the author concludes with a discussion of the responsibilities of participants in the context of self-study and narrative inquiry.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Grosshandler, Dean Jacob

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bruce, Bertram C.

• Education, Technology of

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3130927

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79773