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As a form of public engagement, science festivals have rapidly expanded in size and number over recent years. However, as with other domains of informal public engagement that are not...
DATE: October 31st, 2012
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Millions of children visit zoos every year with parents or schools to encounter wildlife firsthand. Public conservation education is a requirement for membership in professional zoo associations. However, in recent...
DATE: March 29th, 2014
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The United Nations Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 is a key initiative within global efforts to halt and eventually reverse the loss of biodiversity. The very first target of this...
DATE: August 22nd, 2014
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King et al. [2015] argue that âemphasis on impact is obfuscating the valuable role of evaluationâ in informal science learning and public engagement (p. 1). The article touches on a...
DATE: September 29th, 2015
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This article addresses some of the challenges faced when attempting to evaluate the long-term impact of informal science learning interventions. To contribute to the methodological development of informal science learning...
DATE: December 3rd, 2015
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Access to high quality evaluation results is essential for science communicators to identify negative patterns of audience response and improve outcomes. However, there are many good reasons why robust evaluation...
DATE: September 29th, 2015
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The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa (2013â2016) claimed over 10 000 lives in less than 18 months. Low levels of familiarity with the disease, ease of transmission, scale...
DATE: August 1st, 2017
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Since 2000, the UK government has funded surveys aimed at understanding the UK public's attitudes toward science, scientists, and science policy. Known as the Public Attitudes to Science series, these...
DATE: October 14th, 2015
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Many environmental communication interventions are built on the assumption that increased knowledge will lead to changes in proenvironment behaviors. Our study probes the link between biodiversity-related knowledge and self-reported proconservation...
DATE: March 11th, 2016
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Campaigns by zoos, aquariums, and other civil society organizations are an important tool for promoting social changes that benefit the environment. Here, we evaluate a global biodiversity education campaign's impact...
DATE: May 15th, 2017
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Scientific institutions are increasingly embracing values of inclusivity and public engagement, but how do these two dimensions intersect? Science festivals have rapidly expanded in recent years as an outgrowth of...
DATE: September 21st, 2017
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Zoos and aquariums aim to achieve lasting impact on their public audiencesâ awareness of biodiversity, its value, and the steps they can take to conserve it. Here, we evaluate the...
DATE: June 21st, 2017
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The Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech) in San Jose, California proposes to partner with NOAA to integrate Science On a Sphere (SOS) into The Tech's Exploration gallery and to...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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Using the relative strengths of each museum, the Science On a Sphere Partnership between the Maryland Science Center and the Science Museum of Minnesota has developed two complementary exhibit approaches...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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This award supports the installation of a Science On a Sphere in two museums comprising the SOS Partnership a collaboration between the Maryland Science Center ( Baltimore ) and the...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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Bishop Museum is installing Science On a Sphere (SOS) at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu , Hawaii. Science on a Sphere, a spherical multimedia display on which NOAA data can...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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The primary goal of MAST-3 is to increase the diversity of students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, electing careers in NOAA related marine sciences. This is done through a multidisciplinary...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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This cooperative agreement will support the Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech) in San Jose, California in acquiring SOS-related hardware and software, as well as providing the technical support to...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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The FIRST Longitudinal Study is a multi-year longitudinal study assessing the impacts of FIRSTâs afterschool robotics programs on the STEM related interests and educational and career trajectories of program participants....
DATE: April 3rd, 2017
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The cyberlearning community in the United States brings computer scientists and learning scientists together to design and study innovative learning technologies. The Cyberlearning Community Report: The State of Cyberlearning and...
DATE: October 5th, 2017
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A majority of Americans rely on general outlets for science news but more say specialty sources get the facts right about science. This report presents findings from a survey conducted...
DATE: September 20th, 2017
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Citizen science is public participation in research and scientific endeavors. Different models are proliferating across various disciplines. Citizens volunteer as data collectors in science projects, collaborate with scientific experts on...
DATE: October 3rd, 2017
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This project is developing and implementing a strong environmental literacy and science education program to accompany NOAA's Science on a Sphere (SOS) at The National Maritime Center's Nauticus museum. The...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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The Earth and Sky radio series proposes to produce, distribute, market and evaluate 72 compelling environmental radio programs on oceanic and atmospheric topics featuring NOAA scientists, data and information. These...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
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The Bishop Museum will develop, implement and evaluate of a full set of informal education programs centered on the Science On a Sphere exhibit. This project includes the following programs...
DATES: October 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2006
