Studies in Science Education· 2014Q1
Equity in informal science education: developing an access and equity framework for science museums and science centres
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Short summary
Informal science education (ISE) is often exclusive, with limited research on equity; this paper proposes a three-part framework (infrastructure access, literacy, community acceptance) to improve access and equity in science museums and centres.
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Key points
- Informal science education (ISE) is a popular but often exclusive field.
- There is a significant gap in empirical and theoretical research on equity in ISE.
- A new three-part framework is proposed to enhance access and equity in ISE.
- The framework considers infrastructure access, literacy, and community acceptance.
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Abstract
Informal science education (ISE) is a popular pursuit, with millions of people visiting science museums, science centres, zoos, botanic gardens, aquaria, science festivals and more around the world. Questions remain, however, about how accessible and inclusive ISE practices are. This article reviews research on participation in ISE through the lens of social inclusion and equity and suggests that, as a field of practice, ISE is exclusive, with relatively little empirical or theoretical research on equity compared to ‘formal’ science education. This article contributes to science education scholarship by exploring equity in ISE, bringing together international research on ISE equity issues to examine what an access and equity framework for ISE might entail. It draws on theoretical perspectives from research on social justice, social reproduction and pedagogy to adapt a three-part access framework, focusing in turn on infrastructure access, literacy and community acceptance, to develop an access and equity framework for ISE.
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