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Using Science Centers and Museums for Teacher Training in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yesThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
WOS: 000333081000007This study was aimed to determine pre-service teachers' views about science centers and museums, as out-of-the-school learning environments, through case study.
Kartal, Tezcan   +2 more
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Transformation of Science Museums into Science Centers as a Reflection of Active Learning in Museum Education on Architecture

open access: yesUluslararası Müze Eğitimi Dergisi, 2022
n addition to preserving the important works they contain, museums have the function of informing their visitors about their collections through exhibitions.
Kırcı, Nazan, Dilmen, Hilal Kaya
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Accessibility and Inclusion in Museums and Science Centers in Theses and Dissertations

open access: yesInvestigações em Ensino de Ciências, 2021
Access to scientific dissemination in museums and science centers for people with and without disabilities represents the social and cultural democratization of these spaces, therefore, it is necessary to broaden the discussion about accessibility and ...
Leonésia Leandro   +2 more
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The professionalization of educators in science museums and centers [PDF]

open access: yesJCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 2008
Explainers have a longstanding presence in science museums and centres, and play a significant role in the institutions’ educational agenda. They interact with the public, and help make visitors’ experiences meaningful and memorable.
Lynn Uyen Tran
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Understanding interactions at science centers and museums : approaching sociocultural perspectives

open access: yes, 2012
There is an increasing interest in understanding learning and knowledge development when visitors attend informal institutions, such as museums, science centers, aquariums and botanical gardens.
Jakobsson, Anders,, Davidsson, Eva,
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Informal learning of science at science centers and museums: Perspectives, influences, and issues

open access: yes
Science centers and museums (SCMs) have traditionally functioned as repositories of science-related material, gathered for public viewing and carrying an implicit mandate of educating those who enter. With time and the increasing expectations of visitors,
Chng, Elisa Hui Shi   +1 more
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"Not Designed for Us": How Science Museums and Science Centers Socially Exclude Low-Income, Minority Ethnic Groups. [PDF]

open access: yesScience Education, 2014
This paper explores how people from low-income, minority ethnic groups perceive and experience exclusion from informal science education (ISE) institutions, such as museums and science centers.
Dawson, E
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Science Museums and the Popularization of Science in Brazil

open access: yesField Actions Science Reports, 2011
We analyzed the role and importance of the popularization of science in science museums, and its perspectives in Brazil, from the experience we have developed over the years in the Espaço Ciência Viva ; and our participation, observations and studies ...
Cecilia C.B. Cavalcanti   +1 more
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Public Communication of Science and Technology in Museums and Interactive Centers in MedellÍn (Colombia) [PDF]

open access: yesUniversitas Humanística, 2010
Following the simple and complex deficit and democratic model approaches, this paper analyses the communication strategies applied in several museums and interactive centers —Parque Explora, Museo Interactivo Empresas Públicas de Medellín, Planetario ...
Marta C. Palácio-S   +1 more
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Informal science education. Science museums and science fairs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The importance of informal and non-formal science education both out and in-school is being widely recognized. Across all age levels and school grades, including at pre-school and on lifelong learning, a large number of initiatives and projects were ...
Costa, Manuel F. M.
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