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Early Childhood Learning in Preschool Planetarium Programs
(2013-07-25)Family groups comprise a significant percentage of the museum visitor population, and many programs are created specifically for young learners (Borun, 2008). One such learning environment is that of planetaria, where both ... -
Emergence of Special Art Exhibits in Shopping Malls in Shanghai
This paper described and analyzed the phenomena of joint ventures between shopping malls and special art exhibits in Shanghai. Little research directly addressed this phenomenon from the museum or exhibit perspective. Over ... -
Emerging Practices: Early Learning Experiences in Art Museums
Museum professionals are calling on institutions to provide quality learning experiences for young children. However, research concerning how this can be accomplished in art museums is limited. This study sought to describe ... -
Emerging Trends with Interactives in Art Museums
(2013-07-25)This research explores the emerging trend of art museums incorporating interactives into their galleries. Literature suggests advantages to having interactives, such as enhancing the learning experience, making the art ... -
Emotions at Play: Assessing Emotional Responses of Teenagers after they play "Papers, Please"
The purpose of this study was to assess and describe emotional responses of teenagers after playing “Papers, Please”, a game displayed at EMP’s Indie Game Revolution exhibit. Data was collected through interviews with 13 ... -
Empathy and Its Potential in Museum Practice
This research explores the museum community’s interest in empathy. While some museum professionals affirm empathy’s positive value, there are few resources that attempt to survey empathy in museum practice, let alone ... -
Empathy for Invertebrates: Adults' Empathic Behaviors at Aquarium Touch Tanks
In recent years, developing empathy for animals has become a strategy to encourage zoo and aquarium visitors to change their behavior in order to save the environment. However, it is much easier to feel empathy for charismatic ... -
Engaging with space in human rights and memorial museums
The goal of this research is to describe ways in which newly constructed human rights and memorial (memory) museums utilize architecture and design to create emotionally engaging visitor experiences. Research sites, ... -
Entrusting Collections: Exploring a Process for Held-In-Trust Collections
This study focused on the process of returning held-in-trust collections to their affiliated tribes. This is a topic that has yet to be written about but is crucial to the museum field as it incorporates the importance of ... -
Ethnic Identity Formation in Adolescence: Impact of Teen Programs in Museums
(2013-07-25)While there is an emerging body of literature on teen programs in museums, research has not addressed how these programs affect adolescents' racial, cultural, or ethnic identities. This qualitative study explores how teen ... -
Evidences of Learning in an Art Museum Makerspace
While makerspaces have gained momentum in recent years, some people are questioning the learning value of these hands-on spaces. This study investigated instances of learning observed in the context of an art museum ... -
Examining Children’s Historical Thinking in Hands-On History Spaces
To combat the spread of fake news, researchers and academics point to historical thinking as a possible solution. While generally researched in terms of formal education, historical thinking is also being considered in ... -
Examining Folk Pedagogies of Science Exhibit Designers
(2012-09-13)Science museum exhibits have the potential to positively impact science education, scientific literacy, public engagement with science and interest in the STEM fields. The personal exhibit design philosophies or "lay ... -
Examining Perceptions of Authenticity in Museum Exhibits About Skateboarding
University of Washington Abstract Examining Perceptions of Authenticity in Museum Exhibits About Skateboarding Kevin W. Bicknell Chair of Supervisory Committee: Kristine Morrissey, Director Museology Skateboarding culture ... -
Examining the Small History Museum’s Impact on Place Identity
This study described the extent to which local history museums established place identity among museum members. Understanding the small history museum’s role in shaping place identity could be beneficial to developing and ... -
Exploring Characteristics of Family Engagement Strategies Implemented in Art Museum Exhibitions
The purpose of this study was to characterize interpretive strategies used by art museums to engage families within exhibitions. The study focused characterizing the various ways in which staff tried to engage families ... -
Exploring Climate Change and Community Engagement in the Museum
With the unique tools and points of connection that define museums, they have a role to play in engaging their local communities on the topic of climate change. Washington State is now experiencing a variety of climate ... -
Exploring International Repatriation between U.S. Museums and First Nations in Canada
In the absence of international law guiding cross-border repatriation, museums and indigenous peoples must navigate international repatriation on their own. This research explores the process of international repatriation ... -
Exploring Sculpture Conservation in Seattle
Contemporary public sculptures in Seattle, at a glance, look everlasting, but they are difficult to maintain given material, environmental, social, and funding challenges. To make matters more complicated, they are also ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Empathy for Animals and Environmental Self-Efficacy in Zoo and Aquarium Visitors
The interconnected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss necessitate widespread behavior change on the individual and collective levels, and zoos and aquariums are uniquely positioned to galvanize this change. ...