title: Informal science education: lifelong, life-wide, life-deep.
abstract: Informal Science Education: Lifelong, Life-Wide, Life-Deep Informal science education cultivates diverse opportunities for lifelong learning outside of formal K-16 classroom settings, from museums to online media, often with the help of practicing scientists.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), Washington, D.C., United States of America.
authors.forename: Kalie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.affiliation: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.affiliation: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE), Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), Washington, D.C., United States of America.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007858:Learning; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States