Kenneth R Nelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 962899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth R Nelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth R |
| FAMILY NAME | Nelson |
| SIGNATURE | NELSON K R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thanksgiving Point Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8012-2360 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Communities of practice as a strategy for research in museums
In this article we explore the concept of Communities of Practice (CoPs) theoretically, then look at how CoPs are manifest in museum contexts, and finally use the evolution of the Children’s Museum Research Network (CMRN) as a practical case example of a CoP in action in the museum field. The CMRN, established in 2015, consisted of professionals from 15 organizations across the United States working with a shared agenda to progress the understand…
Using Cognitive Complexity to Understand Role-Play as a Pedagogical Tool in Graduate Evaluation Education
In response to a call for more research on evaluator education, this paper explores the use of role-play as an in-class activity for students in a graduate course in evaluation. We describe the activity in detail and use the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes taxonomy as a tool to describe the cognitive complexity of student responses in the activity. Using a collaborative autoethnographic approach, we found that the role-play activity provi…
Two Approaches to Measuring Social Impact in Utah Museums
With strong competition for funding, museums need to be able to clearly and concretely demonstrate their impact. In this paper we present two case studies to document the social impact of museums in Utah. In 2015, Thanksgiving Point, a multi‐museum complex, recruited families who had never visited to attend each museum then to take a comprehensive survey measuring indicators of social impact. Positive findings from the Thanksgiving Point study en…
Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving Point
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of self-care was trending in the museum field. In the thick of the pandemic, webinars from multiple museum-related professional associations featured discussion around the topic. Meditation, simplification, time outdoors, physical activity and 'unplugging' were commonly discussed practices. Seldom discussed, however, was the practice of gratitude. Current studies provide evidence of the benefits of gra…
Conflict in the Balkans
The Nazi Seizure of Power
Twentieth Century Europe
Using Cognitive Complexity to Understand Role-Play as a Pedagogical Tool in Graduate Evaluation Education
In response to a call for more research on evaluator education, this paper explores the use of role-play as an in-class activity for students in a graduate course in evaluation. We describe the activity in detail and use the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes taxonomy as a tool to describe the cognitive complexity of student responses in the activity. Using a collaborative autoethnographic approach, we found that the role-play activity provi…
Twentieth Century Europe
The Nazi Seizure of Power
Conflict in the Balkans
Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving Point
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of self-care was trending in the museum field. In the thick of the pandemic, webinars from multiple museum-related professional associations featured discussion around the topic. Meditation, simplification, time outdoors, physical activity and 'unplugging' were commonly discussed practices. Seldom discussed, however, was the practice of gratitude. Current studies provide evidence of the benefits of gra…
Two Approaches to Measuring Social Impact in Utah Museums
With strong competition for funding, museums need to be able to clearly and concretely demonstrate their impact. In this paper we present two case studies to document the social impact of museums in Utah. In 2015, Thanksgiving Point, a multi‐museum complex, recruited families who had never visited to attend each museum then to take a comprehensive survey measuring indicators of social impact. Positive findings from the Thanksgiving Point study en…
Using Cognitive Complexity to Understand Role-Play as a Pedagogical Tool in Graduate Evaluation Education
In response to a call for more research on evaluator education, this paper explores the use of role-play as an in-class activity for students in a graduate course in evaluation. We describe the activity in detail and use the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes taxonomy as a tool to describe the cognitive complexity of student responses in the activity. Using a collaborative autoethnographic approach, we found that the role-play activity provi…
Communities of practice as a strategy for research in museums
In this article we explore the concept of Communities of Practice (CoPs) theoretically, then look at how CoPs are manifest in museum contexts, and finally use the evolution of the Children’s Museum Research Network (CMRN) as a practical case example of a CoP in action in the museum field. The CMRN, established in 2015, consisted of professionals from 15 organizations across the United States working with a shared agenda to progress the understand…
Political science (5 works) · History (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Art (1 work)