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I am interested in any citations also. Please post responses online or forward info if possible.
Thank you.
Karen
Karen L. Swade
Paul H. Leffmann Education Center
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone 312-294-0349
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Informal Science Education Network              <[log in to unmask]> writes:
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>Hi all,
>Is anyone aware of any research conducted on the role of programs in  
>repeat visitation?  My gut (and anecdotal experience) tells me that  
>visitors may come to a museum or science center to see an exhibition  
>once or *maybe* twice, but it is the programs that keep them coming  
>back repeatedly, and a major draw for members. This is more than a  
>bar bet, I will be using this in a planning document.
>Thanks,
>Beryl
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>Beryl Rosenthal
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>Dir. of Education and Public Programs
>MIT Museum
>265 Massachusetts Ave.
>Cambridge, MA 02139
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