95% of all learning happens OUTSIDE of the classroom. Still, society’s funding and focus for education remains centered around schools. For over 30 years we have conducted research that demonstrates the impact made when people learn in settings like museums, science centers, libraries, and community groups.
As leaders in this field, we use our findings and our resources to support and bring innovation to these spaces so that people everywhere can access the learning opportunities they desire and deserve. ILI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in accordance with the standards and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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The 95 Percent Solution School is not where most Americans learn most of their science
Serious Fun: Viewing Hobbyist Activities through a Learning Lens
Expanding the Boundaries of Informal Education Programs:An Investigation of the Role of Pre and Post-education Program Experiences and Dispositions on Youth STEM Learning
Informal Science Education: Lifelong, Life-Wide, Life Deep
Travel and Learning: A Neglected Tourism Research Area
The contribution of science-rich resources to public science interest
John H. Falk , Scott Pattison , David Meier , David Bibas , Kathleen Livingston
The Contributions Made by Five Science Education Resources to Youth’s Interest in Science
John H. Falk Ph.D
Viewing Art Museum Visitors Through The Lens Of Identity
John H. Falk, Ph.D
Travel and Learning: A Neglected Tourism Research Area
John H. Falk Ph.D
Serious Fun: Viewing Hobbyist Activities through a Learning Lens
John H. Falk, Ph.D
Partnering for Equitable STEM Pathways for Youth Underrepresented in STEM (YeSTEM)
Elysa Corin Ph.D
Using Communities-of-Practice to Support Informal Educators’ Professional Development
Cathlyn Stylinski, Joe Heimlich, Sasha Palmquist
Towards a 21ST Century Approach to Science Education Policy
John H. Falk Ph.D
Science Hobbyists: Active Users of the Science-Learning Ecosystem
Elysa Corin, Ph.D.
Museum Audiences: A Visitor-Centered Perspective
John H. Falk Ph.D
Multi-Institution Science Center Impact Study (MISCIS)
David D. Meier M.S, John. H. Falk Ph.D., Scott Pattison, Ph.D
Investigating the cascading, long term effects of informal science education experiences report
John H. Falk Ph.D, Judith Koke MMst, C. Aaron Price, Scott Pattison Ph.D
Impacts of a comprehensive public engagement training and support program on scientists’ outreach attitudes and practices
Cathlyn Stylinski, Martin Storksdieck, Nicolette Canzonri, Eve Klein, Anna Johnson
Conventionality in Family Conversations About Everyday Objects
Maureen A. Callanan, Deborah R. Siegel, Megan R. Luce
Final Evaluation Report: of the The Integration of Science Centres with Natural History Museums for Imparting Informal Education International Conference
Judith Koke, MMst
Correlating Science Center Use With Adult Science Literacy: An International, Cross-Institutional Study
John H. Falk Ph.D., Lynn Dierking Ph.D
Characteristics of Lifelong Science Learners: An Investigation of STEM Hobbyists
Elysa Corin Ph.D