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2011 Spring | Education & Outreach

Designing and Evaluating Public Environmental Education Programs

Student(s):

Lauren Joyce Pedersen

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria

Partner(s):

  • Friday Harbor Labs

Faculty advisor(s):

Diana Gale, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington

Education opportunities are all around us, but they are often underutilized. For my capstone project, I looked at how public education programs are designed, and I assisted the Friday Harbor Labs in the launch of their educational media aboard Washington State ferries. Then, I helped design evaluation surveys and administered surveys on the ferries to interpret how the public received the videos. Using these results, I can make recommendations to improve the program and ensure its success. This project can serve as a model in the creation of other projects in the Puget Sound area and beyond.