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Valuing free-choice learning in national parks

June 18, 2020 | Public Programs, Exhibitions

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.

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    Oregon State University
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    Institute for Learning Innovation
  • Citation

    DOI : 10.5070/P536248272
    Publication Name: Parks Stewardship Forum
    Volume: 36
    Number: 2
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Administration/Leadership/Policymakers | General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs | Exhibitions | Parks, Outdoor, and Garden Exhibits

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