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Perceptions of Students, Teachers and Parents Regarding Natural History and Natural History Museums  

Choi, Ji-Eun (Seoul National University)
Kim, Chan-Jong (Seoul National University)
Lee, Chang-Jin (Chungbuk National University)
Lim, Jin-Young (Cheongju National University of Education)
Lee, Sun-Kyung (Cheongju National University of Education)
Byun, Ho-Seung (Chungbuk National University)
Sin, Myung-Kyung (Cheongju National University of Education)
Lee, Sun-Kyung (Seoul National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.24, no.5, 2004 , pp. 869-885 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to acquire a better understanding of how natural history(NH) and natural history museums(NHM) are perceived among students, teachers and parents by administering a questionnaire. A total of over 2500 people participated in this survey. We developed the questionnaire which was categorized by three specific areas: 1) people's overall perceptions of natural history and natural history museums; 2)the way of people's getting such perceptions and knowledge; 3) people's possessing interests in NH and NHM. The summary of survey results included; firstly people had paid attention to nature and natural environments; secondly NH and NHM were not familiar to people, but they expressed their eagerness to learn about them; thirdly the first image occurred to people was dinosaur, when they recalled NH and NHM with describing them to be mysterious and education.; on the fourth, NH and NHM were informed through TV programs; lastly, most people responded that they never learned about NH and NHM in schools but they wanted to learn them.
Keywords
natural history; natural history museum; informal learning;
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