Magistra Iadertina, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2012.
Original scientific paper
CONNECTION BETWEEN HOMELAND IDENTITY AND MUSEUM EXPERIENCE AMONG STUDENTS
Tamara Kisovar Ivanda
orcid.org/0000-0001-7556-6955
; Odjel za izobrazbu učitelja i odgojitelja Sveučilišta u Zadru
Ivana Batarelo-Kokić
; Filozofski fakultet u Splitu
Abstract
The idea of the personal identity of visitors, in this case students, as the basis of experience of the museum and its contents is reflected upon in the research of dimensions of student’s museum experience, presented in this paper. The interrelation of regional student’s identity and its perception of museum contents, was observed in the frame of study, measuring perceptions of students in second and fourth grade of primary school in Benkovac. Although in Benkovac operates Benkovac Heritage Museum, local dimensions of the museum experience were monitored at the Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar, to the diversity of the overall museum exhibition enabled monitoring student’s focus on historical and archaeological contents of Benkovac regional space. The study applied mixed methodology. Quantitative data was collected by questionnaire and the qualitative using student’s free written texts and drawings as well as teachers observations, collected using semi-structured interviews. In conclusion, the paper explains the relationship between the direction and content of student’s perceptions of museum objects and homeland dimensions of museum experience of students from Benkovac, actually with their homeland identity.
Keywords
homeland identity; regional dimensions of the museum experience; perception of museum contents
Hrčak ID:
99887
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Publication date:
20.12.2012.
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