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There is wide research about the Philosophy for/with Children program. However, there is not any known attempt to investigate how a philosophical discussion can be implemented through a museum workshop. The present research aims to discuss aesthetic and epistemological issues with primary school children through a temporary art exhibition in a muse...
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... Two other American studies mapped the influence of Museum visit intervention on visual literacy and the Spanish language study in middle school students [36], [40]. Two Cyprus studies mapped the influence of museum visits on possibility thinking features and philosophical discussion in primary school context [38], [39]. Similarly, one study from the Philippines focuses on the impact of natural history museums on students' interest in environmental issues One study from China focuses on children's creativity in informal settings like museums [37]. ...
... The other two studies employed qualitative research design, including semi-structured interviews and observations. Positive differences exist with pre and post-test of 12 primary-school students' museum visits intervention [39]. Another study analyzed a significant difference in students' knowledge in the experimental group in the disaster management program organized by the museum compared to the control group. ...
This scoping review aims to provide an overview of empirical studies on worldwide museum visit intervention in K-12 education. The study employed Mendeley citation software to identify the articles in the database. A meta-analysis PRISMA statement is used for reporting the items. Out of 135 possibly rich articles, the present study reviewed 18 studies that met the inclusion criteria and were subjected to descriptive and content analyses published between 2017 and 2021. Most of the studies are experimental and from primary school contexts. It is revealed that science is the subject matter context majority of the studies, but philosophy, disaster management, language, and environmental science are also represented. The content analysis resulted in the following learning and social outcomes. It states that social outcome is explored chiefly, followed by learning outcome. The findings indicate that museum visit intervention positively impacts students learning and social outcome. The review also identifies the need for further research on museum visit intervention in the Asia Pacific region.
... P4C can be implemented in a less traditional setting. Last year, whilst I was participating in a research team, we investigated implementing P4C in a museum context (Ioannou, Georgiou & Ventista, 2017). Vansieleghem (2011) engaged students in Cambodia in a P4C session where the main activity was walking. ...