Professor
Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP)
Dr. Anderson is a Professor in the fields of Museum Education and Science Education, and is the Director of the Master of Museum Education (MMEd) degree program at UBC. He has made significant contributions to these fields through initiating, reforming and strengthening collaborations between museums, schools and universities. Through these reforms, his work has been instrumental in energizing the wealth of cultural, historic, and social significance represented in these institutions.
Contributions:
Anderson, D., & Ellenbogen, K.M., (2012). Learning science in informal contexts – Epistemological perspectives and paradigms. In B. Fraser, K. Tobin & C. McRobbie (Eds.). The Second International Handbook on Science Education. (pp.1179 – 1190). New York: Springer Publishers.
Anderson, D., & Shimizu, H. (2007). Factors shaping vividness of memory episodes: Visitors' long-term memories of the 1970 Japan World Exposition. Memory, 15(2), 177-191.
Anderson, D. (2012). A reflective hermeneutic approach to research methods investigating visitor learning. In D. Ash and L. Melber (Eds.) Methodologies for Informal Learning. (pp. 14 – 25). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Anderson, D., Lucas, K.B., & Ginns, I.S. (2003). Theoretical perspectives on learning in an informal setting. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40(2), 177-199.
Kang, C., Anderson, D., Wu, X. (2010). Chinese perceptions of the interface between school and museum education. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 5(3), 665-684.
Keywords:
Museum education; Visitor studies; Science education; Museum and university partnerships; Japanese museology; Autobiographical memory; Nostalgia; Metacognition.
david.anderson@ubc.ca
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