Observation of student groups: Each site visit lasted several hours and most sites were visited more than once. Each visit entailed observations made out in the open – at the Thousand Cranes memorial in Hiroshima for example, or at the Arlington Cemetery in Washington DC and also observations inside the buildings described as museums. The observations […]
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Introduction — Site visit research process
May 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Introduction — Site visit research process · Site Research Process
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Destinations
May 13th, 2011 · No Comments · 3. Sites, Student Travel Experiences
Between the different countries and across class levels within each country, distinct patterns emerged from field observation and from surveys about which kinds of destinations are appropriate to each of the age groups and for each country. Surveys in Japan and Korea suggested real differences across the age groups. The largest groups of younger students went […]
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Contemplative places
May 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Contemplative places · 3. Sites, Memorials
During this research project, I became aware that memorials often seemed to have a version of a particular kind of contemplative space and object: the round water sculpture. My observations never suggested that these attracted the attention of students. They did attract my attention. I even made a video putting sites in the US, Japan […]
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Monuments to those once despised
May 12th, 2011 · No Comments · 3. Sites, Memorials
In Japan and in the US, there are now monuments honoring the very people who were considered pariahs during World War II. In both Okinawa and Hiroshima monuments and plaques now recognize the deaths of the many thousands of Koreans who were forcibly living as laborers in Japan. The statements and memorials in Hiroshima are […]
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Teaching and Tour Guides
May 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Tour guides and Pedagogy
Students surveyed in all three countries answered questions about the classes and preparations they engaged in before the trip. On the pages that describe student learning, you will transcriptions of the written responses to the open-ended question “List three things you learned.” On-site teaching systems varied significantly from country to country. These findings derive from […]
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Children’s Materials
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Tour guides and Pedagogy
In a variety of ways, museums and memorials provided special recognition that their visitors included school groups. Museums and Memorials advertise special entry times for schools and special rates as well: The photos about access come from the Seoul National Museum and Korean War component, the “Unification Observatory,” one place ROK school groups visit to […]
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