NSF/ISE Support of the Research in Learning in Museums Project

August 1st, 1998 - July 31st, 2003 | PROJECT

The Informal Science Education Program of the National Science foundation will provide $320,000 in partial support of "Research in Learning in Museums Project." This will be the NSF contribution to a four federal agency effort to collaboratively support a major research project on learning in museums. As the result of an RFP developed by representatives of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the National Science Foundation (NSF), an award was made to the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. It was agreed by the four agencies that the IMLS would be the coordinating agency of this award since they represent all museum regardless of subject, content, or type of audience.

Project Website(s)

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Team Members

Rebecca Danvers, Principal Investigator, Institute of Museum and Library Services

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9811964
Funding Amount: 320000

Tags

Audience: Evaluators | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs