Natural History Dioramas - Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes Socio-cultural Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Scheersoi, Annette (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Science education.; Learning.; Instruction.; Teaching.; Culture-Study and teaching.; Science Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Cultural and Media Studies, general.

This book focuses on socio-cultural issues and the potential of using dioramas in museums to engage various audiences with - and in - contemporary debates and big issues, which society and the natural environment are facing, such as biodiversity loss. From the early 1900s, with the passage of time a...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword & Introduction, Scheersoi, Annette & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
• Section 1. Reaching Different Types of Audiences through Dioramas
• 1) Leisure Visitors' Responses to Natural History Dioramas, Gkouskou, Eirini & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale
• 2) Learning to Teach Newcomer Students Using Dioramas of North America, Macdonald, Maritza, Altman, Roberta & Holmes, Jay
• 3) Neitscher, Window to Nature - MuseobilBOX-Dioramas, Eva & Weon Kettenhofen, Hae-Yon
• 4) Rethinking Natural History Dioramas: Bundling the Needs of Neuro-diverse and Neurotypical Visitors, Gabriel, Paul
• 5) The Digital Diorama Project: A New Way of Exploring Dioramas from Outside of the Museum Setting, Annastella Gambini
• Section 2. Problematic Aspects of Dioramas
• 6) Life, Living and Lifelessness in Taxidermy , Meehitiya, Luanne, Sanders, Dawn & Hohenstein, Jill
• 7) Cultural Conflict: The Stories Dioramas Tell and Don't Tell, Ash, Doris
• 8) Intended and Realised Biological Themes of Dioramas - an International Comparison, Achiam, Marianne & Marandino, Martha
• Section 3. Connecting People with the Natural World through Dioramas
• 9) Promoting People's Connection with Nature through Natural History Displays, McGhie, Henry
• 10) Receiving the Message, Scheersoi, Annette & Weiser, Lara
• 11) Your Last Chance to See?, Dunmall, Keith
• 12) Teaching and Learning Biodiversity with Dioramas, Marandino, Martha, Achiam, Marianne, Bueno, Juliana & Laurini, Carolina
• Conclusion - The relevance of natural history dioramas for sociocultural issues, Reiss, Michael. .