June 18th, 2020 | RESEARCH
Few would argue that the national parks provide significant value to both the nation and the world. The question remains though, What is that value and how to measure it? Increasingly, a key indicator of this value is the learning that parks support. However, as we will discuss, even defining what is meant by educational value is challenging, let alone coming up with a park-specific set of metrics to measure this dimension of value of national parks.
Document
storksdieck_falk_valuingfree-choicelearninginnationalparks.pdf
Team Members
Martin Storksdieck, Author, Oregon State UniversityJohn H Falk, Author, Institute for Learning Innovation
Citation
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.5070/P536248272
Publication: Parks Stewardship Forum
Volume: 36
Number: 2
Tags
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Evaluators | General Public | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Park | Outdoor | Garden Programs | Parks | Outdoor | Garden Exhibits | Public Programs