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Lindsay, Georgia; Cole, Laura B.; Akturk, Aysegul; Akin, Heather – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
When museums commission green buildings, those buildings are often covered in the press. To understand the educational potential of green building press coverage, we qualitatively analyzed 96 articles about eight U.S. green science museums. We found that journalists who cover green buildings highlight green roofs, material choices,…
Descriptors: Museums, Sustainable Development, Buildings, Building Design
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Burke, Emily Kearns – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
This chapter examines the revitalization of the cultural commons in one Massachusetts community. The adult learning theory of situated cognition, specifically communities of practice and cognitive apprenticeship, provides a lens through which to better understand how knowledge sharing can effectively promote localization in an effort to mitigate…
Descriptors: Cultural Centers, Community Centers, Adult Learning, Learning Theories