Researching the school excursion experience at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

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Researching the school excursion experience at
the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

• Kathy Stewart
• Community Education Officer
• Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney

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Students learning in botanic gardens

• What can we learn from research?

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Some elements of the findings of research

• Theoretical aspects of the excursion experience
• Nature of learning in botanic gardens
• The relationship of these findings to current
  education theory
• Grounding museum education practice in theory

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Some elements of the findings of research

• Nature of the excursion experience for teachers
• reasons for excursions
• nature of a worthwhile excursion

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Some elements of the findings of research

• Nature of the excursion experience for students
• impact of an excursion to a botanic garden
• memorable features of the day

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Some elements of the findings of research

• Relationship between the botanic gardens and the
  classroom as learning environments

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Some elements of the findings of research

• Framing appropriate research questions
• Designing relevant methodologies

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Some elements of the findings of research

• Implementing research-based practices in museum
  education