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Thanks for sharing!  I got somewhat similar results from a much smaller "guerrilla"  sampling project, but your N is bigger.  Field trip decline is probably tied to educational economics: smaller pie fewer slices, and it's unfortunate.
C
> On Oct 28, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Charlie Trautmann wrote:
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>> For what it's worth, every few years, we survey the seniors at 5 area high
>> schools to assess the long-term impact of their pre-teen experiences at the
>> Sciencenter (many haven't visited for 5-6 years). For anyone interested, we
>> have a few data points comparing various outcomes with the number of visits.
>> Some of the visits are field trips and others family trips, so these data
>> don't really answer the question about field trips.
>> 
>> A paper on this from the ILR is at www.sciencenter.org/AboutUs/MuseumTools
>> (first item).
>> 
>> Charlie Trautmann
>> Executive Director
>> Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
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