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In this article, Michael Spock, a Research Fellow at the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago and consultant, presents a collection of stories about museums. These...
DATE: July 1st, 1999
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This article seeks to sharpen current conceptualizations of interests and engaged participation, and to derive lessons for the design of interest-driven science learning environments (formal and informal). The empirical basis...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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Kansas State University is producing a two-hour television documentary on the Tallgrass Prairie of the Flint Hills of Kansas, the last remnant of what was once the largest biome in...
DATES: July 1st, 1998 - June 30th, 2001
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Saturday, March 6, 2010, Marshall Barnes did an experiment in blending art and science. At an art opening at the Ekklesia Gallery in Columbus, OH, he showcased, for the first...
DATES: March 6th, 2010 - March 6th, 2010
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This paper presents research related to labels that assist visitors in interpreting objects in scientific museums. The authors present an overview of the linguistic tendencies of labeling in museums and...
DATE: January 1st, 1992
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Millions of people visit science museums every year (Kimche, 1978; Koran & Dierking-Shafter, 1982). Accordingly, a great deal has been written in the last few years about hte value of...
DATE: October 1st, 1986
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The New England Aquarium will develop an "inquiry-driven" gallery for the study of aquatic sciences in a move to go beyond the "naming" experiences in biology and environmental education. The...
DATES: June 1st, 1986 - November 30th, 1989
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The University of New Mexico, in collaboration with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), will plan the "Trail of Time," a signed and scaled...
DATES: September 15th, 2003 - August 31st, 2004
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The New York Hall of Science, in conjunction with the Computer Museum and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, is developing further the "Traveling Electronic Classroom" project concept. The...
DATES: August 15th, 1994 - January 31st, 1995
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An IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services) National Leadership project with University of California Museum of Paleontology (lead), Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Museum of the Earth and...
DATES: December 1st, 2012 - November 30th, 2015
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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...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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This documentary film series and community story project aims to raise awareness of the critical role of trees for all life on Earth and to spark interest in getting involved...
DATES: October 1st, 2012 - September 30th, 2015
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This article features critiques of the Tusher African Center at the California Academy of Sciences. Marjorie Schwarzer, Chair and Professor of the Department of Museum Studies at John F. Kennedy...
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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For forty years between 1932 and 1972, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) conducted an experiment on 399 black men in the late stages of syphilis. These men, for the...
DATE: May 31st, 2007
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The days of desktop dominance are over. Mobile has swiftly risen to become the leading digital platform, with total activity on smartphones and tablets accounting for an astounding 60 percent...
DATE: August 21st, 2014
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In this article, Gretchen Jennings, editor, and Maureen McConnell, Museum Exhibitions Consultant, summarize and comment on how professionals in the field responded to the question, "What, if anything is 'unexhibitable'?"...
DATE: July 1st, 2008
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What effects do different setups of museum exhibits have on visitors' conversations and interactions? The study reported here is an investigation of the role that labels and associated materials play...
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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This article provides commentary about the early closing of "Imaginary Coordinates," an exhibition at the Spertus Institute in Chicago, inspired by the antique maps of the Holy Land. The exhibition...
DATE: July 1st, 2008
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In this article, Rosalyn Rubenstein discusses how the focus group method can be used in museum visitor studies. Rubenstein provides a general description of the focus group method, describes the...
DATE: January 1st, 1989
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Parking meters, appointments, bus schedules and lunch hours; hunger, mental fatigue, and physical exhaustion--the duration of a museum visit is related to a variety of factors that we all realize,...
DATE: May 24th, 1982
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In this article, audience researcher Marilyn G. Hood offers precautions and identifies potential trouble spots to help consultants and researchers work together effectively in a partnership. Hood presents eight topics...
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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In response to Marilyn Hood's article "The Use, Misuse, And Abuse Of Consultants, I: The View Of An Audience Researcher" found in the same issue, consultant Harris Shettel discusses the...
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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This paper presents a conceptual framework for understanding the uses of research in policy and practice, findings from recent empirical work, and early lessons from the field. The...
DATE: May 8th, 2012
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This research is to examine free-choice leisure behavior of African Americans as it relates to the utilization of science museums. Hard statistics for African American museum visitors are not available;...
DATES: June 1st, 1991 - November 30th, 1992
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In the past five years, informal science institutions (ISIs), science communication, advocacy and citizen action groups, funding organizations, and policy-makers in the UK and the USA have become increasingly involved...
DATE: January 1st, 2007
