Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南藝術大學 === 博物館學與古物維護研究所 === 106 === Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivations and barriers of Adult visitors participating Adult Hands-On Programs in Taipei Astronomical Museum, also analyzing the differences between adult visitors who ‘had never participated’ and ‘had participated’. After collecting and analyzing literatures, revealing seven motivation factors and three barrier orientations of adults participating in continuing education. This study interviewed forty-five adult visitors who visited the Taipei Astronomical Museum, including thirty ones who ‘had never participated’ and fifteen ones who ‘had participated’ the Hands-on Programs which were held by this museum. Through the comprehensive analysis, the conclusions of the study were as follows:
1) There were seven participating motivations of these
adult visitors for the Adult Hands-on Programs in
Taipei Astronomical Museum, including ‘professional
advancement, self-development, escape or stimulation,
social service, external expectation, social
relationships and learning interest.’
2) Seven factors of participating motivations of these
adult visitors for the Adults Hands-on Programs in
Taipei Astronomical Museum:
1. Professional Advancement: as a teacher who has
teaching requirement.
2. Self-development: seeking for self-improvement and
self-understanding.
3. Escape or Stimulation: releasing the working
pressure.
4. Social Service: has willing to be the volunteer of
Taipei Astronomical Museum.
5. External Expectation: gaining knowledge to teach
next generations by participating programs.
6. Social Relationships: looking for friends who have
the same interests and increasing the skill of
social relationships.
7.Learning Interest: improving knowledge of Astronomy
field, interested in Astronomy Science, feel
curious and fun, professional improving, the level
of interests to the hands-on objects and the
program itself.
3) There were three participating barriers of these
adult visitors for the Adult Hands-on Programs in
Taipei Astronomical Museum, including ‘Situation
barriers, Unit barriers and Intention barriers.’
4) Three factors of participating barriers of these
adult visitors for the Adult Hands-on Programs in
Taipei Astronomical Museum:
1. Situation barriers: time, transportation, expense,
health condition and weather.
2. Unit barriers: lack of knowledge to the contents
of programs, excessive amounts of registration,
low quality of the program.
3. Intention barriers: less interests of Astronomy,
thought that Astronomical Museum was focused on
Children education, easy to get the self-
knowledge, lack of hands-on abilities, Hands-on
Programs not enough for providing adults’ learning
acquires, preferred the program for families,
Hands-On objects were less useful, no companions,
contents of Hands-on Programs were difficulty, and
unclear about the contents of Adult Hands-on
Programs in Astronomical Museum.
5) The differences between adult visitors who ‘had never
participated’ and ‘had participated’ the Hands-on
Programs in Taipei Astronomical Museum: The
participating motivations for ‘had never
participated’ visitors did not include two
items which were ‘Escape or Stimulation, and Social
Service’ ; ‘had never participated’ visitors did not
include the item of ‘Self-development’. The
participating barrier factors for both ‘had never
participated’ and ‘had participated’ visitors were all
included three ones which were ‘Situation barriers,
Unit barriers and Intention barriers’.
According to research results, this study provides suggestions for Adult Hands-on Programs in Taipei Astronomical Museum are as recommended and expecting will be the references of planning programs in the future.
Key words: Adult visitors, Hands-On, Museum Education
Programs, participating motivations,
participating barriers
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