Designing for diversity
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Designing for diversity. / Diamond, Judy; Achiam, Marianne; Hock, Devra.
Amplifying Informal Science Learning: Rethinking Research, Design, and Engagement. red. / Judy Diamond; Sherman Rosenfeld. New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2023. s. 29-35.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Formidling
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T1 - Designing for diversity
AU - Diamond, Judy
AU - Achiam, Marianne
AU - Hock, Devra
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - When we think about designing science learning environments, we attend to what the visitor brings to the encounter, what the designed environment offers, and the diversity of ways creative cognitive activity can happen in the space between them. Recent research, however, has revealed a different picture, suggesting that many exhibits do not offer unbiased and equitable science learning opportunities for visitors. Many natural history museums create their object-rich galleries with the expectation that visitors will conform to a cultural norm of quiet and subdued behavior regardless of whether this may marginalize visitors who express interest and pleasure by active movements and vocalizations. Museums have only begun to explore how to engage their visitors with scientific processes in ways that encourage individual expressions and individual differences. One can imagine that exhibit labels could speak to diverse audiences without implying that there is only one way to view the world. It is time for museum professionals to acknowledge the role that museum exhibits may play to further systemic biases.
AB - When we think about designing science learning environments, we attend to what the visitor brings to the encounter, what the designed environment offers, and the diversity of ways creative cognitive activity can happen in the space between them. Recent research, however, has revealed a different picture, suggesting that many exhibits do not offer unbiased and equitable science learning opportunities for visitors. Many natural history museums create their object-rich galleries with the expectation that visitors will conform to a cultural norm of quiet and subdued behavior regardless of whether this may marginalize visitors who express interest and pleasure by active movements and vocalizations. Museums have only begun to explore how to engage their visitors with scientific processes in ways that encourage individual expressions and individual differences. One can imagine that exhibit labels could speak to diverse audiences without implying that there is only one way to view the world. It is time for museum professionals to acknowledge the role that museum exhibits may play to further systemic biases.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - museum
KW - science
KW - design
KW - exhibition
KW - diversity
KW - inclusion
KW - COMMUNICATION
U2 - 10.4324/9781003145387-4
DO - 10.4324/9781003145387-4
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780367702755
SP - 29
EP - 35
BT - Amplifying Informal Science Learning
A2 - Diamond, Judy
A2 - Rosenfeld, Sherman
PB - Routledge
CY - New York, N.Y.
ER -
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