October 1st, 2007 | RESEARCH
This study compared grandparentāgrandchild groups who experienced an informal science exhibition by visiting a museum or by visiting a website. Although intergenerational learning is often the focus of visitor research, few studies have focused speciļ¬cally on grandparents as an audience. Do they have unique intergenerational needs that museums and websites are not yet supporting? Do they ļ¬nd museums and websites to be good places to learn alongside their grandchildren? The authorsā ļ¬ndings suggested that grandparents prefer museums as locations for intergenerational learning because the museum environment is more supportive of social engagement in ways that allow grandparents to accomplish their own visiting agendas. In contrast, the web appeared to introduce conļ¬ict between grandparent and grandchild agendas.
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Camellia Sanford-Dolly, Author, University of PittsburghKevin Crowley, Author, University of Pittsburgh
Karen Knutson, Author, University of Pittsburgh
Citation
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.1080/10645570701585129
Publication: Visitor Studies
Volume: 10
Number: 2
Page(s): 136
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Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Seniors | Undergraduate | Graduate Students | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs