http://museumblogging.com/2009/11/19/girls-and-science-centers/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://museumblogging.com/2009/11/19/girls-and-science-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Space Wands and Table Saws: Tools and Rules for Girls at California’s Science Centers (Part III) « westmuse Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:40:27 +0000 http://museumblogging.com/?p=162#comment-595 [...] During the course of this project, I conducted a series of interviews with administrative and/or front-line educational staff at most of the science centers I visited.  The interviews allowed me to gauge professionals’ everyday awareness of gender dynamics, as well as informally assess their knowledge of research on gendered learning.  Again, these are excerpts; you can read more about these interviews at Museum Blogging. [...] [...] During the course of this project, I conducted a series of interviews with administrative and/or front-line educational staff at most of the science centers I visited.  The interviews allowed me to gauge professionals’ everyday awareness of gender dynamics, as well as informally assess their knowledge of research on gendered learning.  Again, these are excerpts; you can read more about these interviews at Museum Blogging. [...]

]]> http://museumblogging.com/2009/11/19/girls-and-science-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Space Wands and Table Saws: Tools and Rules for Girls at California’s Science Centers (Part II) « westmuse Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:35:21 +0000 http://museumblogging.com/?p=162#comment-577 [...] Although the primary audience for many science centers is elementary school children, adults constitute half of all visitors to interactive museums (Caulton 1998, 27).  It is both appropriate and important, then, to participate in exhibits and read labels from an adult’s perspective, while keeping in mind children’s responses to activities.  I have taken this approach in my forays into different exhibitions.  What follows is an excerpt from a longer essay; to read more of my reflections on exhibitions, visit that post. [...] [...] Although the primary audience for many science centers is elementary school children, adults constitute half of all visitors to interactive museums (Caulton 1998, 27).  It is both appropriate and important, then, to participate in exhibits and read labels from an adult’s perspective, while keeping in mind children’s responses to activities.  I have taken this approach in my forays into different exhibitions.  What follows is an excerpt from a longer essay; to read more of my reflections on exhibitions, visit that post. [...]

]]> http://museumblogging.com/2009/11/19/girls-and-science-centers/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Space Wands and Table Saws: Tools and Rules for Girls at California’s Science Centers (Part I) « westmuse Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:58 +0000 http://museumblogging.com/?p=162#comment-561 [...] of my research methods, more details from interviews, and deeper background on the topic, visit Museum Blogging.  For the purposes of the paper I was writing, I interviewed many science center employees, but [...] [...] of my research methods, more details from interviews, and deeper background on the topic, visit Museum Blogging.  For the purposes of the paper I was writing, I interviewed many science center employees, but [...]

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