This paper reviews research on private supplementary tutoring, widely known as shadow
education, during the initial decades of the present century. It takes as its starting point the …

In response to various societal changes, schools are increasingly developing an outward
orientation, seeking to connect to students' out-of-school participations. Simultaneously …

More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the …

Over the past 10 years mobile learning has grown from a minor research interest to a set of
significant projects in schools, workplaces, museums, cities and rural areas around the …

This chapter synthesizes foundational and recent research studies related to these issues
and articulates directions for the future. We build on the previous edition of the Handbook …

Abstract The Transformative Experience Questionnaire (TEQ) has previously been used
only in formal science learning environments to examine how students' learning …

This article explores the efforts of one network of afterschool programs to leverage new
media technologies to promote out-of-school learning among high school students from …

Research in developmental psychology--which examines the history, origins, and causes of
behavior and age-related changes in behavior--seeks to construct a complex, multi-level …

In this symposium, we examine a unique STEM learning environment that is designed to be
interest-driven, learner-centered, and inclusive of many different types of learners. The four …

This paper draws on a multi-phase project that sought to understand and increase young
children's engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) …