Exploring Informal Science Education Responses to COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Learning from the Case of the Gwacheon National Science Museum in Korea

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Myeong Ji; Kang, Da Yeon; Martin, Sonya N.
Titel	Exploring Informal Science Education Responses to COVID-19 Global Pandemic: Learning from the Case of the Gwacheon National Science Museum in Korea
Quelle	In: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 17 (2022) 2, S.341-354 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Martin, Sonya N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1502
DOI	10.1007/s11422-021-10073-5
Schlagwörter	Informal Education; Science Education; Video Technology; COVID-19; Pandemics; Museums; Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Web Sites; Outreach Programs; Deafness; Blindness; Access to Education; Educational Opportunities; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Ausland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Web-Design; Jobcoaching; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Blindheit; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Science museums have long been heralded as important informal science education sites where people can engage in voluntary and experiential science learning. In this paper, we identify and raise questions about how science museum responses to a global pandemic could impact on accessibility of informal science education for the public. To explore these issues, we examined the response of the Gwacheon National Science Museum (GNSM) to COVID-19 in South Korea using publicly available data from the museum website and museum YouTube video channel. Analysis shows that the pandemic has increased and diversified the GNSM's provision of science content for the general public via online platforms, such as YouTube and the museum website. In addition, GNSM educators are preparing special outreach education projects for deaf and blind visitors, who have often been excluded from informal science learning opportunities. By discussing these changes, we seek to raise questions about the potential for a global pandemic, like COVID-19, to affect informal science learning opportunities for a diverse group of people. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01