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- Title: Adult Participants' Preferences for Interpretation at a Japanese Nature Park (In Short) (Report)
- Author : Journal of Interpretation Research
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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Introduction One of the important issues that interpreters should consider when designing a program is audiences' background, such as demographic characteristics, motivations, interests, needs, and experiences (Gross & Zimmerman, 2002; Knudson, Cable, & Beck, 1995). Without proper knowledge of the audience, it is difficult to develop programs that will reach them in a meaningful way (Beck & Cable, 1998). When designing programs, it must be remembered that interpretation serves non-captive audiences (Ham, 1992). Non-captive audiences typically participate in free-choice learning, which is self-directed, voluntary, and guided by an individual's needs and interests (Falk & Dierking, 2000). Many of these participants are adults who, in general, are intrinsically motivated to learn (Knowles, 1989) and want to control their education as self-directed learners (Brockett & Hiemstra, 1991). Some adult learning theories suggest that adults need social interaction so that they can see things from different perspectives, construct knowledge, and acquire knowledge (Mezirow, 1991, 2000; Tweedell, 2000). Interactions with group members and mediators are also important for free-choice learners because they create meanings of what they see or experience through their interactions (Falk & Dierking, 2000).