An ecological examination of young children's museum-related perceptions: a greek case study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide an alternative ecological approach to exploring the nature of young children’s perceptions about museums, and the conditions where these perceptions are developed. Drawing on Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory of human development (1979) and James Gibson’s theory of affordances (1986), the study conceptualizes museums as ecological settings, and perceptions as ecological entities, which are formed through dynamic transactions between individuals and their environment. In the light of these conceptualizations, the study attempts to identify the contextual parameters of young children’s museum perceptions, by implementing ecological research principles in terms of a qualitative research ethos. In particular, the study followed a largely ethnographic approach, combining naturalistic research methods with sets of questionnaires, in the context of multiple museum visits and feedback sessions with children, museum professionals and parents. The fi ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/35968
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/35968
ND
35968
Alternative title
Μια οικοσυστημική προσέγγιση των αντιλήψεων των μικρών παιδιών για τα μουσεία: ελληνική μελέτη περίπτωσης
Author
Zapri, Dimitra (Father's name: Sotirios)
Date
2007
Degree Grantor
University of Leicester. Faculty of Arts. Museum Studies
Committee members
Anderson David
Golding Vivian
Knell Simon
Hooper-Greenhill Eilean
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsOther Humanities
Social SciencesEducation
Keywords
Museums; Early childhood; Family; School; Urie Bronfenbrenner; James Gibson
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Description
231 σ., im., tbls., fig., ind.
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