Kanoshima, Tomoko; (2001) Information communication technology for aesthetic education in art museums and galleries. Masters thesis (M.Phil), UCL (University College London).

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Recently, computer technologies have been recognised as effective means for developing the educational mission of museums. Much research on ICT for museum activities has been published in recent decades, but few studies examine how art museums can use new technologies to stir the casual visitor's interest, to deepen a personal and aesthetic experience and to promote the desire for further learning about the visual arts. The aim of this M.Phil research is to explore the use of ICT for the development of aesthetic education in the museum context. Aesthetic education is an approach which aims to develop the audience's active engagement with visual phenomena through perception, cognition, and emotion in the individual's reactions towards art objects. This approach emphasizes that art museums should be seen as places that not only convey information about art but also places which stimulate the audience's involvement and participation in the personal appreciation of museum collections. I argue in this thesis that ICT has the potential to be a powerful supporting tool for aesthetic education because of its ability to convey a learning environment that enhances: 1. audience participation in the interpretation process; 2. the engagement of the full range of human intelligence in the learning process; 3. the facilitation of different learning styles that cater for a personally and socially driven construction of understanding of art objects. This thesis begins by discussing the general use of ICT in museums. Then examines approaches to aesthetic education in art museums and the potentials of computer-mediated learning for supporting aesthetic education will follow. It then discusses the results of a visitor survey of the CD-ROM project at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, U.K, as an illustrative practical investigation of the potential of ICT to promote the aesthetic approach in art museum education. This thesis also contains interviews with both educators and information technology developers in the museum field to understand the current situation of ICT use and its future in the museum field.

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