Education programs at the DOE national laboratories: Benefits to teachers and students
In 1980, when Fermilab began supporting precollege education programs, it was not at all clear that a research laboratory was an appropriate setting for major precollege education programs. Participants have given us the answer, Yes '' Programs for students and teachers work at national laboratories because it is not business as usual. Participants come to a world class research laboratory for a unique opportunity to witness science conducted at the frontier of human understanding. They gain invaluable experience being in an environment where science is done. We have shown that teachers, in particular, respond positively to being treated as professionals and peers by researchers. Benefits to teachers and students from participating in a national laboratory's education programs may be broadly categorized as either changed attitudes toward science or new knowledge about science and science teaching and will be described.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- OSTI ID:
- 6090225
- Report Number(s):
- FNAL-TM-1722; CONF-910340-4; ON: DE91010324
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International industrial symposium on the super collider, Atlanta, GA (USA), 13-15 Mar 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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