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Summary and Review of NISE Network Nanoscale Science Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5 (2011)

Summary and review of the findings from over 240 evaluation studies from the first five years of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network including partnerships, public engagement, and making unfamiliar content interesting and relevant.

DESCRIPTION

The Review of NISE Network Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5 seeks to investigate the work of the NISE Network since its inception in 2005 and provide an overarching summary of NISE Net Public Impacts evaluation efforts to the NISE Network and the broader ISE field.

This review summarizes the findings from over 240 evaluation reports from the first five years of the Network. The review is divided into six chapters:

  • Connecting ISE Professionals with Nano Informal Science Education
  • Connecting the University-Affiliated Individuals with Nano Informal Science Education
  • Engaging the Public in Learning about Nano through NISE Network Educational Products
  • Engaging the Public with Societal and Ethical Implications Content through NISE Network Products
  • Making the Unfamiliar Interesting and Relevant for Museum Visitors
  • Reaching Public Audiences

Authors:

Christine Reich, Juli Goss, Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann, Jane Morgan, and Amy Grack Nelson

Suggested citation:

Reich, C. (2011). Making the unfamiliar interesting and relevant for museum visitors. In C. Reich, J. Goss, E.K. Kollmann, J. Morgan, & A.G. Nelson (Eds.), Review of NISE Network evaluation findings: Years 1-5 (pp. 118 – 139). Boston: Museum of Science for the NISE Network.

 

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DESCRIPTION

The Review of NISE Network Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5 seeks to investigate the work of the NISE Network since its inception in 2005 and provide an overarching summary of NISE Net Public Impacts evaluation efforts to the NISE Network and the broader ISE field.

This review summarizes the findings from over 240 evaluation reports from the first five years of the Network. The review is divided into six chapters:

  • Connecting ISE Professionals with Nano Informal Science Education
  • Connecting the University-Affiliated Individuals with Nano Informal Science Education
  • Engaging the Public in Learning about Nano through NISE Network Educational Products
  • Engaging the Public with Societal and Ethical Implications Content through NISE Network Products
  • Making the Unfamiliar Interesting and Relevant for Museum Visitors
  • Reaching Public Audiences

Authors:

Christine Reich, Juli Goss, Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann, Jane Morgan, and Amy Grack Nelson

Suggested citation:

Reich, C. (2011). Making the unfamiliar interesting and relevant for museum visitors. In C. Reich, J. Goss, E.K. Kollmann, J. Morgan, & A.G. Nelson (Eds.), Review of NISE Network evaluation findings: Years 1-5 (pp. 118 – 139). Boston: Museum of Science for the NISE Network.

 

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YEAR CREATED
2011
OWNING INSTITUTION

Museum of Science

FUNDING

Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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