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For over 200 years, American women have contributed to paleontology and our understanding of the history of life. These contributions have never received the wide recognition of those made by...
DATES: October 1st, 2014 - September 30th, 2015
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This report summarizes the results of a three-year ethnographic study, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, into how young people are living and learning with new...
DATE: December 12th, 2009
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Globally, Western societies are in the midst of changes as great as any in their history, changes that are affecting everyone. These changes, which directly influence museums of all types,...
DATE: May 24th, 2006
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Living Liquid is an exhibit cluster focused on the charismatic microfauna and flora of the San Francisco Bay and the larger oceans, and is the first in an series of...
DATE: October 1st, 2010
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Living On Earth is a weekly, impartial news journal devoted exclusively to coverage of ecology that is carried on 274 NPR stations in the United States. It has had previous...
DATES: November 15th, 1997 - October 31st, 2000
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The program producers at the World Media Foundation seek $550,000 over three years to produce and present to listeners vital stories about scientific inquiry and technological developments related to environmental...
DATES: August 15th, 1994 - July 31st, 1997
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The Living on Earth's Ecological Literacy project (ELP) offers a comprehensive, flexible curricular framework that includes an integrated approach to field-based environmental studies, investigative journalism and computer-based radio production and...
DATE: August 1st, 2008
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LIVING ON EARTH is a new weekly National Public Radio newsmagazine about the people and politics of environmental change. It goes beyond the ecological segments on NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED...
DATES: October 10th, 1992 - March 31st, 1995
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The Informal Science Education Program has been supporting the radio series "Living on Earth" for several years. The World Media Foundation is now adding environmental science and technology features to...
DATES: January 1st, 2000 - June 30th, 2003
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"Living on the Edge" will be the name of an exhibit in three editions that will explore multiple edges of boundaries between land and sea, air and sea, ocean bottom...
DATES: July 15th, 1994 - December 31st, 1998
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In this paper, interpretive consultant Theresa Southam describes the process of developing a Local Advisory Committee, made up of representatives of the supporting agencies and visitors to three small interpretive...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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As an increasing number of robots have been designed to interact with people on a regular basis, research into human-robot interaction has become more widespread. At the same time, little...
DATE: July 15th, 2007
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This new 'citizen science' project is a cooperation between Audubon California, The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and PRBO Conservation Science. The goal is to determine how important...
DATES: January 1st, 2007 - December 31st, 2007
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Over the last ten years, out-of-school-time (OST) science programs have multiplied to increase young people’s exposure to science. However, there are still not enough opportunities for long-term engagement, which is...
DATE: November 1st, 2014
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This study examined the long-term impact of the Summer Science Exploration Program (SSEP), a 2-week inquiry-based science camp, conducted at Hampshire College Amherst, MA from 1992 to 1994. The goal...
DATE: September 1st, 2002
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The research presented in this report was the tenth and final study in a multi-phase evaluation plan for “Living With Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” an exhibition created by the Louisiana...
DATE: July 15th, 2013
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This presentation given at the 2013 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting examines evidence for the effectiveness of STEM education programs at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory....
DATE: April 2nd, 2013
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This paper summarizes discussions from a conference session that defined four issues concerning formative evaluation: (1) deciding what should be evaluated; (2) using small, but representative samples; (3) defining "effectiveness"...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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This paper is based on presentation given at a session at the Visitor Studies Conference on the topic of front-end evaluation. This paper summarizes this presentation and ensuing audience discussion...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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In this article, Linda A. Black, Exhibits Planning Director at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, discusses methods and findings from the Kellogg Demonstration Project. The project directly involved museum staff...
DATE: January 1st, 1989
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CEG (formerly Veridian inSight, LLC) performed a formative study, including six focus groups, in October 2009 on behalf of WGBH. The focus groups took place in Boston, MA, Nashville, TN,...
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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LOOP is a new multiplatform, environmental project designed to help young children, ages 6-8, explore ecosystems and understand the science and systems of the natural world. Built upon a curriculum...
DATES: September 1st, 2011 - August 31st, 2015
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Presentation on the evaluation of NSF grant DRL-1114515 (LOOP Production Season One) presented at the CAISE Convening on Sustainability Science and Informal Science Education, February 6th, 2012....
DATE: February 6th, 2012
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Poster on NSF DRL-1114515 (LOOP Production Season One) presented at the 2012 ISE PI Meeting....
DATE: March 15th, 2012
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LOOP is the working title for a multiplatform project to promote environmental and scientific literacy about sustainability for children ages 6-9 and their families. Unlike most educational materials for this...
DATES: September 15th, 2010 - August 31st, 2011
