2018
DOI: 10.1080/09647775.2018.1514276
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Recognising and valuing student engagement in science museums

Abstract: Recognising and Valuing Student Engagement in Science Museums Student engagement with museum content is integral to the mission of many institutions, including science museums. Our research utilises a sociological lens to bring a new perspective on engagement in such spaces. Specifically, we draw on qualitative data from student visits to a science museum to explore what engagement might be possible, by whom, under what circumstances. The students in focus are of underrepresented backgrounds in the museum, and… Show more

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“…Example 4 illustrates that the conversations on science‐related topics that touched on the conservation of marine biodiversity drew on the subjects' prior knowledge and the children's curiosity, expressed in the form of questions and explanations, suggesting that the family engaged with the theme of conservation through their own experiences, making the knowledge constructed meaningful because it was related to the family context. A similar result was reported by DeWitt et al (2018), who also highlighted that the involvement of visitors with objects, interpretations, and conversations can be important, even if it is not with the science present in the exhibition.…”
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confidence: 84%
“…Example 4 illustrates that the conversations on science‐related topics that touched on the conservation of marine biodiversity drew on the subjects' prior knowledge and the children's curiosity, expressed in the form of questions and explanations, suggesting that the family engaged with the theme of conservation through their own experiences, making the knowledge constructed meaningful because it was related to the family context. A similar result was reported by DeWitt et al (2018), who also highlighted that the involvement of visitors with objects, interpretations, and conversations can be important, even if it is not with the science present in the exhibition.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 84%
“…O engajamento do visitante com a ciência tem se tornado um objetivo central dos museus de ciências e uma dimensão analítica importante para a investigação da aprendizagem (Bell et al, 2009;DeWitt et al, 2019;. No campo da educação não formal, aquela que pode acontecer nos museus de ciências, o termo engajamento é "frequentemente considerado uma parte integrante da participação ou aprendizado sobre ciências, ou como um trampolim para maior participação ou aprendizado" (McCallie et al, 2009, p. 20).…”
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“…A maior parte da literatura sobre engajamento de jovens se concentra no ambiente escolar (Azevedo, 2015), com um número menor de estudos desenvolvidos com jovens em espaços museais. DeWitt et al (2019), por exemplo, analisaram o engajamento de estudantes antes, durante e depois de uma visita a um museu de ciências em Londres e verificaram que crianças e adolescentes se engajaram no espaço museal, mas não necessariamente com a ciência. Os autores destacam como pontos-chave para o engajamento: a conexão com o conteúdo e objetos abordando um equilíbrio entre familiaridade e novidade; temas capazes de despertar a curiosidade e a autenticidade.…”
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“…DeWitt, Nomikou eGodec (2019) propõem um estudo sobre o engajamento dos alunos em museus de ciências a partir de uma abordagem sociológica. Ao explorar dados qualitativos, os pesquisadores avaliaram a participação dos alunos em visitas a museus de ciências para explorar as possibilidades, as razões de sua motivação e os tipos de engajamento realizados.…”
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