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Conference on Museums and New Family Audiences-- Building Relationships (Bridges Conference)

December 1, 2007 - November 30, 2010 | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
The Franklin Institute Science Museum is planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating the results of a 2.5 day conference entitled "Museums and New Family. Audiences - Building Relationships." The conference will be held in Philadelphia and involve a total of 75 professionals representing 25 museum/community programs, local community partners, advisers, and community partnership funders. Growing out of several initiatives over the past decade, the primary goal of the conference is to explore how museums and other informal science education organizations can develop and maintain long-term museum/community relationships to engage underserved families in informal STEM activities. Outcomes will include stronger relationships, a set of best practices and guidelines to be disseminated to the field, and the beginnings of a network.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0734835
Funding Amount: 137900

TEAM MEMBERS

  • 2013 10 16 MindaBorun
    Principal Investigator
    Franklin Institute Science Museum
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    Co-Principal Investigator
    New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences
  • Ronald Fricke
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Toledo Zoo
  • Jacqueline Genovesi
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Academy of Natural Sciences
  • Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | General STEM | Mathematics | Technology
    Audience: Families | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Conferences

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