Gilbert, JBolstad, RBull, ACarson, SMacIntyre, WSpiller, L2013-12-052013-12-052013-08-152013-08-15Bolstad, R. & Bull, A., with Carson S., Gilbert, J., MacIntyre, B. and Spiller, L. (2013). Strengthening engagements between schools and the science community (Research Report). Retrieved from NZCER website: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/research/publications/strengthening-engagements-between-schools-and-science-community978-1-927231-12-8https://hdl.handle.net/10292/6134This research aimed to generate evidence-based recommendations for strengthening partnerships between schools and the science community to support students’ science learning and engagement. It was underpinned by a future-oriented perspective, framed by larger questions about the purpose of science education in the context of a rapidly changing 21st-century world. The report digs beneath assumptions about why learners’ and teachers’ engagement with the science community is considered important, and examines what kinds of approaches and supports might sustain future-oriented science education for New Zealand learners.Authors retain the right to place his/her publication version of the work on a personal website or institutional repository for non commercial purposes. The definitive version was published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher’s Version).Curriculum and assessmentFamilies and communitiesScience educationScience community engagementScience in the curriculumCommissioned ReportOpenAccess