Search for dissertations about: "science exhibitions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words science exhibitions.

2. 1. Different Images of Science - A study of how science is constituted in exhibitions

   Author : Eva Davidsson; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning in informal settings; science exhibitions; staff members; exhibition design; exhibition contents; museums; Science centres; informal learning;

   Abstract : Within the science and technology centre (STC) movement there exists explicit aims and ambitions to enhance visitors’ interest in and knowledge about science. Meanwhile, several researches question the choice of the scientific content in exhibitions when arguing that a too unproblematic view of science commonly is presented. READ MORE

4. 2. Narratives and Bilateral Relations : Rethinking the "History Issue" in Sino-Japanese Relations

   Author : Karl Gustafsson; Jan Hallenberg; Marie Söderberg; Linus Hagström; Martin Hall; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bilateral relations; Sino-Japanese relations; China; Japan; “history issue”; narrative; identity; Critical Discourse Analysis; Bilaterala relationer; sino-japanska relationer; Japan; Kina; narrativ; identitet; kritisk diskursanalys; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overarching aim of the thesis is to present a framework that makes possible an understanding of bilateral relations that challenges mainstream International Relations (IR) approaches through a study of the “history issue” in Sino-Japanese relations. A secondary aim is to provide an alternative understanding of this issue. READ MORE

5. 3. Towards Living Exhibitions

   Author : Gustav Taxén; KTH; []
   Keywords : Cooperative Design; Museum Exhibitions; Technology; Learning;

   Abstract : This thesis introduces the concept of living exhibitions:continuously evolving museum exhibitions that are cooperativelydeveloped and evaluated by teams of museum professionals andvisitor representatives. The author argues that the livingexhibition design process should draw its inspiration frommultiple resources, including current research on museumlearning, interaction principles and technology. READ MORE

6. 4. Negotiating Memories : Survivor Narratives of Victimhood in Post-Conflict Cambodia

   Author : Savina Sirik; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Khmer Rouge; Cambodia; Memory; Narratives; Victimhood; Victims; Survivors; Complexity; Memorialization; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Khmer Rouge; Cambodia; Memory; Narratives; Victimhood; Victims; Survivors; Complexity; Memorialization;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to deepen our understanding of the complexity of victimhood as constructed in narratives. To this end, it explores how people who have been socially and politically ascribed as perpetrators construct and negotiate victimhood through narratives after a period of war and mass atrocity and how they are represented in narratives and practices of memorialization. READ MORE

7. 5. LOOK AROUND, WHAT CAN YOU DISCOVER? The science center - a critical space for science student teachers’ development

   Author : Alexina Thorén Williams; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Student teachers; science teacher education; variation theory; theory of affordances; subject-specific didactics; out-of-school science environment;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to examine the opportunities and constraints on student teachers’ learning of science and teaching science when they work in small groups; planning, implementing, and reflecting upon teaching at the science center. In addition to this aim, this thesis seeks to identify what becomes critical for teacher educators and science center educators when facilitating experiences that enable student teachers to learn, teach, and integrate science didactics theories into practice. READ MORE