2019 AISL PI Meeting Poster: Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter (WZAM3)
Date:
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Resource Type:
Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type:
Public Programs, Aquarium and Zoo Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Professional Development and Workshops, Exhibitions, Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits
Audience:
General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
Discipline:
Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science | General STEM | Life science
Organization:
New Knowledge Organization Ltd., Lifelong Learning Group at COSI, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning at Oregon State University
Description:
The project asks, “What are the real outcomes of the zoo or aquarium enterprise, both as a visitor destination and as a public voice in public media?” and has the following three aims:
- To understand how visitor goals and behavior impact learning.
- To understand how the conservation education agenda of most Z/As interlaces with those goals.
- To understand how the public situates the voice of Z/As in society.
Project poster presented at the 2019 AISL PI Meeting in Alexandria, VA.
Funder(s):
NSF
Funding Program:
AISL
Award Number:
1612729
Funding Amount:
$1,576,865.00
Funder(s):
NSF
Funding Program:
AISL
Award Number:
1612699
Funding Amount:
$358,442
Document:
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