January 1st, 1991 | RESEARCH
This paper discusses the development and visitor research of the George D. Widener Memorial Treehouse at the Philadelphia Zoo. The exhibit represents a non-traditional approach to education which involves the child as learner in the guise of an animal. This paper includes key findings from an evaluation study that aimed to achieve a systematic, working description of how visitors use "Treehouse"--what they are actually doing while they are there.
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Kathleen Wagner, Author, Philadelphia ZooChristine Massey, Author, University of Pennsylvania
Citation
Identifier Type: issn
Identifier: 1064-5578
Publication: Visitor Studies
Volume: 3
Number: 1
Page(s): 270
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Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Families | Museum | ISE Professionals | Parents | Caregivers | Pre-K Children (0-5)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | Life science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits | Exhibitions