Do Museums Want Evaluation?

January 1st, 1987 | RESEARCH

In this article, Wilcomb E. Washburn, Director of the Smithsonian's Office of American Studies, discusses museum directors' lack of confidence, fear, and "sheer ignorance" of the value of evaluation. Washburn goes on to discuss how this lack of commitment to evaluation is mirrored by AAM policies.

Document

VSA-a0a2n0-a_5730.pdf

Team Members

Wilcomb E. Washburn, Author, Smithsonian Institution

Citation

Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 0892-4996

Publication: Visitor Behavior
Volume: 2
Number: 1
Page(s): 10

Tags

Audience: Evaluators | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits