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Palmer, Nicholas – Journal of Research in International Education, 2016
The purpose of this research was to determine the depth and scope of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) exhibition. The small-scale qualitative study describes how a fifth-grade cohort and teachers at The International School of Azerbaijan uncover GCE in situ. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Global Education, Citizenship Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Qualitative Research
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Wang, Jennifer; Werner-Avidon, Maia; Newton, Lisa; Randol, Scott; Smith, Brooke; Walker, Gretchen – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2013
The Lawrence Hall of Science, a science center, seeks to replicate real-world engineering at the "Ingenuity in Action" exhibit, which consists of three open-ended challenges. These problems encourage children to engage in engineering design processes and problem-solving techniques through tinkering. We observed and interviewed 112…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Engineering Education, Design, Exhibits
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Potash, Jordan; Ho, Rainbow T. H. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2011
The art therapist's ability to foster the creative process in service of relationship can be a foundation for infusing a social change paradigm into existing practice. For clients affected by discrimination and stigma, art therapy can promote empathy and understanding of the societal forces involved. In this qualitative study, 46 people…
Descriptors: Caring, Freehand Drawing, Empathy, Mental Disorders
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Meszaros, Cheryl – Journal of Museum Education, 2008
What I put forward here is that the interpretative practices of the museum, whether they take the form of exhibitions, education programs, written texts or digital productions, are fashioned by relationships between the familiar and unfamiliar, which in turn both shape and are shaped by human understanding in general. The development of a new…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Familiarity, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
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Barker, Joanne; Dumont, Clayton – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2006
This article interrogates the politics of representation, expectation, and responsibility at the new National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC. The authors explore the interpretive contests (between and among Natives and non-Natives) provoked by the museum's representational strategies. They think that NMAI has positioned…
Descriptors: Political Issues, American Indian Culture, Cultural Awareness, Familiarity