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Norman Bradburn wins public opinion research book award
At a recent meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Norman Bradburn and his coauthors Norbert Schwarz and Seymour Sudman were presented with the 2010 AAPOR Book Award. Their book, Thinking About Answers: The Application of Cognitive Processes to Survey Methodology, was called by Stanley Presser of the Public Opinion Quarterly "a comprehensive treatment of the ways in which the methods and insights of cognitive psychology can be used to understand and solve survey problems."
Report on future of museums now available
Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums was released May 21 and is available for download here. The report traces demographic trends in the U.S. and discusses how museums can become more relevant and welcoming to the growing minority and young portions of the population. The report was commissioned by the Center for the Future of Museums, an initiative of the American Association of Museums.