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This chapter briefly reviews what is known about effective teaching and learning of astronomy at all levels. Astronomy education takes place in many settings other than the classroom. Some key issues are: (1) training school and university teachers; (2) creating useful individual and organizational partnerships between astronomers, teachers, and others involved in formal and informal astronomy education; and (3) creating useful bibliographies and publications on astronomy education, and making them available to those who need them.
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Percy, J.R. (2000). Astronomy Education. In: Heck, A. (eds) Information Handling in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 250. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4345-5_13
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