Analysis of family interactions and conversations during a visit to the exhibition “Water – An unfiltered exhibition”
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Water is essential to human survival, yet we face challenges of scarcity, waste and equitable access. Managing sustainable use is urgently required to balance communities’ needs with water resources. In this qualitative and exploratory study, we analyse family conversations and interactions during a visit to the “Water – An Unfiltered Exhibition” exhibition at the Pavilion of Knowledge - Centro Ciência Viva in Lisbon (Portugal). We aimed to understand which aspects of the exhibition impact family interaction and how family conversations approach the exhibition theme. Five family groups, totalling 16 people (seven adults and nine children), participated in the study, and their visits were recorded with a subjective camera. The audiovisual material was later coded with a research protocol which combines a deductive and inductive analysis centred on interactions and types of conversations, supported by the Dedoose software. The results indicate that interactive resources, social interaction between adults and children and reading influenced the family experience and conversations. Conversations focused on the functioning of the apparatus, in line with the interactive nature of the exhibition. Conversations on science topics were less frequent, but they proved to be perspectives for reflections on the environmental aspects of the right and use of water, with some conversations that addressed the ethical and social issues of use and access to water.
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