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The National Science Foundation through the ISE Program supported the publication of these books serving the informal learning field:

Ellen Klages (1999). Facilitating the Framework. San Francisco, CA: Exploratorium.

Minda Borun, et al (1998). Family Learning in Museums: The PISEC Perspective. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia-Camden Informal Science Education Collaborative.

Valerie Crane, Heather Nicholson, Milton Chen, and Stephen Bitgood (1994). Informal Science Learning: What Research Says About Television, Science Museums, and Community-Based Projects. Dedham, MA: Research Communications Ltd.

George E. Hein (1998). Learning in the Museum. New York, NY: Routledge.

Andrea Anderson (2001). Mathematics in Science Centers. Washington, DC: Association of Science-Technology Centers.

John Falk and Lynn Dierking (Eds.) (1995). Public Institutions for Personal Learning: Establishing a Research Agenda. Washington, DC: American Association of Museums.

Lynn D. Dierking and Wendy Pollock (1998). Questioning Assumptions: An Introduction to Front-End Studies in Museums. Washington, DC: Association of Science-Technology Centers.

John H. Falk (Eds.) (2001). Free-Choice Science Education: How We Learn Science Outside of School. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Note: most publications are available through the ASTC publications website

 

Websites:

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - www.aaas.org

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA) - www.aabga.org

American Association of Museums (AAM) - www.aam-us.org

American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) - www.aza.org

Association of Children's Museums (ACM) - www.aym.org

Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) - www.astc.org

Museum Learning Collaborative (MLC) - mlc.lrdc.pitt.edu/default.html

National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) - www.n-a-m-e.org

National Research Council (NRC) - www.nationalacademies.org/nrc/

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) - www.naaee.org

Visitor Studies Association (VSA) - museum.cl.msu.edu/vsa/



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