naa a22 4500 510780822 CHVBK 20180411083246.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11422-013-9496-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11422-013-9496-5 Complementary expertise in a zoo educator professional development event contributes to the construction of understandings of affective transformation [Elektronische Daten] [Lisa-Anne Kelly, Sharon Kassing] Cultural Historical Activity Theory served as the analytical framework for the study of a professional development event for a zoo's education department, specifically designed to build understandings of "Affective Transformation,” an element pertinent to the organization's strategic plan. Three key products—an Affective Transformation model, scaffolding schematic, and definition, "providing emotional experiences for visitors which increase caring for animals and nature that may lead to zoo-related nature-protective behaviors”—emerged as a result of ongoing deliberation among professional development community members over two days. Participants, including both management- and non-management-level staff, as well as an expert facilitator, contributed complementary expertise to the process. The discussions, therefore, crossed both vertical and horizontal layers of authority. Moreover, leadership was distributed across these levels in the development of these products. Members used pre-existing resources, as well as tools created in the course of the professional development event. Interactions among participants and resources were instrumental in Affective Transformation product development. Examination of one zoo's construction of understanding of affective goals, therefore, may offer insights to other organizations with similar aspirations. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013 Affective Transformation nationallicence Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) nationallicence Educator nationallicence Informal education nationallicence Informal science institution nationallicence Professional development nationallicence Zoo nationallicence Kelly Lisa-Anne Chicago Zoological Society, 3300 Golf Road, 60513, Brookfield, IL, USA aut Kassing Sharon St. Louis, MO, USA aut Cultural Studies of Science Education Springer Netherlands 8/3(2013-09-01), 571-586 1871-1502 8:3<571 2013 8 11422 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-013-9496-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-013-9496-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kelly Lisa-Anne Chicago Zoological Society, 3300 Golf Road, 60513, Brookfield, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kassing Sharon St. Louis, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Cultural Studies of Science Education Springer Netherlands 8/3(2013-09-01), 571-586 1871-1502 8:3<571 2013 8 11422 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer