Visitors' Attendance Motivation and Meaning Making at a Public Science Event

Autor/inn/en	Carver, Alexandra; Garner, Joanna K.; Kaplan, Avi; Pugh, Kevin J.
Titel	Visitors' Attendance Motivation and Meaning Making at a Public Science Event
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 11 (2021) 1, S.75-89 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Carver, Alexandra) ORCID (Garner, Joanna K.) ORCID (Kaplan, Avi) ORCID (Pugh, Kevin J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-8455
DOI	10.1080/21548455.2021.1874620
Schlagwörter	Attendance; Motivation; Informal Education; Learner Engagement; Attitudes; Astronomy; Science Activities; Community Involvement; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anwesenheit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Astronomie
Abstract	Opportunities to engage with science exist in a variety of non-formal educational contexts, but rarely have studies examined ways to leverage science interest and learning at community science events and other single-attendance occasions. This study builds on Yeager and Walton's (2011) concept of brief, wise interventions by using open-ended prompts to explore attendees' engagement during a solar eclipse viewing event. Written responses from 79 adults revealed multiple motivations for attendance. Further, these responses illustrated that attendees expanded their literal and metaphorical meaning making about the eclipse. We explore the utility of brief intervention prompts in the context of existing theories of informal science engagement and discuss implications for supporting and understanding visitors' motivation and engagement at public science events. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01