Cross Boundary Virtual Museum Experiences of Pre-service Social Studies Teachers during the Pandemic

Authors : Hülya Gölgesiz

Pages : 577-594

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Publication Date : 2024-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study aimed to examine the experiences of the 18 senior class pre-service social studies teachers based on virtual tours of the Hermitage, Louvre, and British museums in the scope of the online “Museum Education and Historical Places” course during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The study investigated their views on the benefits of their experience with the aforementioned museums for the purposes of social studies courses. The study design was based on a holistic single case method. Accordingly, the study data was collected by means of the reports of the pre-service teachers, online forum comments, and focus group interviews. Content and descriptive analysis techniques were used to assess the study data. Results of the study suggested a potential use of the virtual collections of museums in social studies teaching from the perspective of pre-service teachers and indicated the extraordinary impact of these experiences on participants. Therefore, the research suggested that an awareness about virtual museum activities should be raised in the undergraduate level to foster a wider and productive use of virtual museums in the educational environment.
Keywords : Covid 19 Pandemisi, müze eğitimi, sosyal bilgiler eğitimi, öğretmen ağitimi, sanal müze

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