ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** You should also check the annotated lit review at informalscience.org. There are some relevant studies - though more qualitative than quantitative. -Kirsten ******************************************* Kirsten Ellenbogen Institute for Learning Innovation 166 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: 410-268-5149 Fax: 410-268-2179 www.ilinet.org -----Original Message----- > From: Friedhoffer, Robert [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:44 AM > Subject: Quantitative Research on Effectiveness of Museums > > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related > institutions. > ************************************************************************ ** > *** > > Greetings > > Does anyone know of any studies that show the effect of: > > Science Museum Visits > Guest lecturerers in science invited into a school setting. > Guest lecturerers invited into an informal community based organization > setting > > on science knowlede/literacy? > Motivation to study one of the sciences? > Career and/or academic choice? > > Citations would be most helpful > Similar studies in fields other than science are also of interest. > > Thank you > > Bob Friedhoffer > City University of New York - CASE > 365 5th Avenue - #3300 > NYC, NY 10016 > > www.scienctrix.com *********************************************************************** More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]