Visitor survey and development of pre-visit study materials for promote educational aspects of the zoos.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25871078
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education; Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Japan Monkey Centre
• Principal Investigator: Akami Rie 公益財団法人日本モンキーセンター, その他部局等, キュレーター (50414107)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 動物園 / 博学連携 / 教材開発 / 利用者研究 / 教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Zoos should be considered as a museum which is a social educational facility. Oftentimes, however, schools visit the zoos to only look around the animals and
they don't use zoos for educational purposes. In this study, we created a survey to find out the teachers' needs and developed new pre-visit studying materials referring to the educational programs which zoos and schools made together. These study materials will help to expand educational aspect of the zoos. We actively made this study open for zoos and teachers to promote cooperation between zoos and schools even more in the future.

Free Research Field

動物園教育