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Visitor Evaluation Toolbox: A Component of "Why Zoos and Aquaria Matter"

February 24, 2009 | Public Programs, Exhibitions
Federal support for museums through the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is based on the premise that museums are valuable community organizations providing rich opportunities for learning and civic engagement. Yet, until recently, there has been a paucity of systematic and evidence-based research on the public impact of museums. Therefore, since 2005, the IMLS Office of Museum Services has funded research projects under the auspices of the National Leadership Grant program. These grants support projects that ‘raise the bar’ in museum research and practice. Funded projects have national impact and generate findings that, through broad dissemination, move the field forward. This project was funded in the program’s inaugural round. Why Zoos and Aquariums Matter: Working with Community Perceptions to Achieve Your Goals draws on the illuminating research conducted as part of the IMLS-funded study. Its findings provide useful information about the perceptions of the public at large as well as specific insights into the views of particular audience segments.

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  • Kerry Bronnenkant
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  • Cynthia Vernon
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  • Joseph Heimlich
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    IMLS
    Award Number: LG-25-05-0102-0
    IMLS
    Award Number: 0205843
    Resource Type: Evaluation
    Discipline: Life science
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Aquarium and Zoo Programs | Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

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