Collaborative Research: Research: Zoo And Aquarium Action Research Collaborative (ZAARC)

合作研究：研究：动物园和水族馆行动研究合作组织（ZAARC）

• 批准号: 1114255
• 负责人: John Falk
• 金额: $ 16.66万
• 依托单位: Oregon State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1114255&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Zoo; Aquarium; Action

The Zoo and Aquarium Action Research Collaborative research project targets zoo and aquarium staff with a cascading action research model meant to build the capacity of the informal science education field to conduct research on visitor learning. Research questions focus around the experiences of participating zoo and aquarium staff in conducting action research on visitor experiences and how they use the information from that research to improve and develop educational programs. In the first year of the project, zoo and aquarium staff will implement a well validated educational activity with visitors to their institutions and learn how to develop and implement action research in their context. In the second year of the project, zoo and aquarium staff will take their new skills in action research and develop their own questions to investigate visitor learning in their own organizational settings. Project staff will train zoo and aquarium staff in action research, provide technical assistance and facilitate collaboration among the sites and staff. This project will contribute to learning in the field about models for professional development and how to develop the research capacity of ISE staff. Partners in this project include TERC and Oregon State University and sites are situated in zoos and aquariums in six states including CA, MO, MA, AZ, MD and WA. At each of these institutions approximately 15 senior staff will participate in the professional development. Evalaution of the project will focus on the learning that is generated about collaborative models for action research and the impact on ISE staff of participating in action research as professional development. Methods for the evaluation will include surveys and interviews with participants, observations, document review and site visits. Outcomes of the project include increased capacity for zoo and aquarium staff to conduct research on visitor learning, case studies of collaborative action research projects that will be disseminated widely through workshops and conferences, and research papers presented at conferences and published.

动物园和水族馆行动研究合作研究项目的目标是动物园和水族馆的工作人员与级联行动研究模型，旨在建立非正式科学教育领域的能力，对游客学习进行研究。研究问题集中在参与动物园和水族馆工作人员在游客体验方面进行行动研究的经验，以及他们如何使用研究中的信息来改进和发展教育计划。在该项目的第一年，动物园和水族馆的工作人员将实施一个行之有效的教育活动与游客到他们的机构，并学习如何制定和实施行动研究在他们的背景。在项目的第二年，动物园和水族馆的工作人员将采取行动研究的新技能，并制定自己的问题，以调查游客在自己的组织设置学习。项目工作人员将对动物园和水族馆的工作人员进行行动研究方面的培训，提供技术援助，并促进各地点和工作人员之间的合作。该项目将有助于在该领域学习专业发展模式以及如何发展伊势工作人员的研究能力。该项目的合作伙伴包括TERC和俄勒冈州州立大学，地点位于加州、密苏里州、马萨诸塞州、亚利桑那州、马里兰州和华盛顿州等六个州的动物园和水族馆。在这些机构中的每一个，大约有15名高级工作人员将参加专业发展。该项目的评估将侧重于对行动研究协作模式的学习，以及参与行动研究作为专业发展对伊势员工的影响。评价方法将包括调查和与参与者面谈、观察、文件审查和实地访问。该项目的成果包括：提高动物园和水族馆工作人员进行游客学习研究的能力;将通过讲习班和会议广泛传播的合作行动研究项目的案例研究;以及在会议上提出和发表的研究论文。