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Biodiversity and Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE): Visitor Perceptions at a Science and Natural History Museum
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Colombo, Pedro Donizete, Jr.; Marandino, Martha; Scalfi, Graziele – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
This qualitative study investigated perceptions of STSE topics manifested by adults visiting four biodiversity exhibits at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada. Seven visitors were observed by researchers during their visits and completed post-visit interviews. The theoretical perspective on STSE relationships expounded by Pedretti…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Education, Technology
The Role of Mediators in Science Museums: An Analysis of Conversations and Interactions of Brazilian Families in Free and Mediated Visits to an Interactive Exhibition on Biodiversity
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Massarani, Luisa; Neves, Rosicler; Scalfi, Graziele; Pinto, Antero Vinícius Portela Firmino; Almeida, Carla; Amorim, Luis; Ramalho, Marina; Bento, Luiz; Santos Dahmouche, Monica; Fontanetto, Renata; Rowe, Shawn – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2022
The social interactions that take place in science museums, whether between family members or with mediators, are recognized as essential to visitors' experience. However, there is still little empirical research in the Brazilian context on how families interact and converse on visits to science museums -- and even less on the role of the mediator…
Descriptors: Museums, Science Teaching Centers, Interaction, Exhibits
Is There Room for Science at Aquariums? An Analysis of Family Conversations and Interactions during Visits to AquaRio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Massarani, Luisa; Ibanes Aguiar, Bruna; Magalhães de Araujo, Juliana; Scalfi, Graziele; Kauano, Rafael; Bizerra, Alessandra – Science Education, 2022
In this study, we use a mixed methods approach to analyze the conversational content and interactions constituting five family groups' visits to the Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro (AquaRio), the largest marine aquarium in South America, to understand how families interact with science and construct meaning regarding science and conservation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recreational Facilities, Family (Sociological Unit), Marine Biology