Using the contextual model of learning to understand visitor learning from a science center exhibition

2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 744-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Falk ◽  
Martin Storksdieck
Keyword(s):  
Science Center ◽  
Contextual Model ◽  
Contextual Model Of Learning

scholarly journals The Urban Museum as a Creative Tourism Attraction: London Museum Lates Visitor Motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9382
Author(s):  
Ayeon Choi ◽  
Graham Berridge ◽  
Chulwon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Model ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
Special Events ◽  
Interpretive Approach ◽  
Museum Exhibitions ◽  
Cultural Construct ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Contextual Model Of Learning

The urban museum has become a multi-functional institution that transcends the functional display of artifacts. The museum has become, in cities, a hybrid institution that keeps its doors open late to support a wide variety of special events. This study explored London’s “Museum Lates” programs and event characteristics, theoretical views of museums as cultural and creative tourism attractions. Furthermore, the study applied the contextual model of learning to understand visitor attendance motivations. The authors employed an interpretive approach using interviews with two types of participants: event visitors and event coordinators. The findings suggest that attendees possess personal, physical, and socio-cultural motivations for participating in “Museum Lates” events. The characteristics of late events—extraordinary quality and evening-time atmosphere—produce different effects from those of current museum exhibitions held during regular operating hours. “Museum Lates” events can contribute to achieving cultural sustainability, adding a cultural construct to the traditional three pillars of sustainability.

scholarly journals The Urban Museum as a Sustianble Tourism Attraction: London Museum Lates Visitor Motivation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayeon Choi ◽  
Graham Berridge ◽  
Chulwon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Contextual Model ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
Special Events ◽  
Interpretive Approach ◽  
Museum Exhibitions ◽  
Cultural Construct ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Contextual Model Of Learning

The urban museum has become a multi-functional institution that transcends the functional display of artifacts. The museum has become, in cities, a hybrid institution that keeps its doors open late to support a wide variety of special events. This study explored London’s ‘Museum Lates’ programs and event characteristics, using museums’ theoretical views as cultural tourism attractions. Furthermore, the study applied the contextual model of learning to understand visitor attendance motivations. Authors employed an interpretive approach using interviews with two types of participants, event visitors, and event coordinators. Findings suggested that attendees possess a complex of personal, physical, and socio-cultural motivations for participating in museum lates events. The characteristics of late events – extraordinary quality and evening time atmosphere – produce different effects than current museum exhibitions held during regular operating hours. Museum lates events can contribute to achieving cultural sustainability, adding cultural construct to the traditional three-pillars of sustainability. Keywords: Museums; special events; late opening; visitors' motivations; sustainability, touristic attractions

Use of EDS mapping to characterize thermochemical stability of fibers in intermetallic matrix composites

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-161
Author(s):  
John R. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Information ◽  
Beam Current ◽  
Fiber Types ◽  
Ceramic Fibers ◽  
Dye Transfer ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Commercial Development ◽  
Nih Image ◽  
Intermetallic Matrix Composites ◽  
Thermochemical Stability

New ceramic fibers, currently in various stages of commercial development, have been consolidated in intermetallic matrices such as γ-TiAl and FeAl. Fiber types include SiC, TiB2 and polycrystalline and single crystal Al2O3. This work required the development of techniques to characterize the thermochemical stability of these fibers in different matrices.SEM/EDS elemental mapping was used for this work. To obtain qualitative compositional/spatial information, the best realistically achievable counting statistics were required. We established that 128 × 128 maps, acquired with a 20 KeV accelerating voltage, 3 sec. live time per pixel (total mapping time, 18 h) and with beam current adjusted to give 30% dead time, provided adequate image quality at a magnification of 800X. The maps were acquired, with backgrounds subtracted, using a Noran TN 5500 EDS system. The images and maps were transferred to a Macintosh and converted into TIFF files using either TIFF Maker, or TNtolMAGE, a Microsoft QuickBASIC program developed at the Science Center. From TIFF files, images and maps were opened in either NIH Image or Adobe Photoshop for processing and analysis and printed from Microsoft Powerpoint on a Kodak XL7700 dye transfer image printer.

Testing a Developmental-Contextual Model of Early Adolescent Career Development

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hirschi ◽  
Spencer G. Niles ◽  
Patrick Akos ◽  
Elias Mpofu
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Contextual Model ◽  
Developmental Contextual
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