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Exclusion of underprivileged visitors from informal science education institutions

January 1, 2015 | Public Programs, Exhibitions
Long aware that people from working-class, low-income, and ethnic minority backgrounds do not visit, informal science education institutions often attribute lack of visitorship to cost or barriers to access. Dawson argues that such institutions are not inclusive due to social factors that reinforce the experience of difference, discomfort, and inaccessibility for these minority groups.

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    University of Washington
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    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: General STEM
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Low Socioeconomic Status

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