In Principle, In Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions (Learning Innovations Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 075910977X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice aims to promote effective programs and exhibitions, identify promising approaches for future research, and develop strategies for implementing and sustaining connections between research and practice in the museum community.
Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. Marantz, emeritus, Ohio State University CHOICE)This will be a useful book for people in the field, especially those new to the profession who want to understand where the field stands today on how people learn in a museum setting. (May/June 2008 Muse)The articles share visitor and learning research results, innovative learning and community collaboration case studies, ideas for more meaningfully engaging larger audiences, and visions of what can be studied and designed for future museum experiences.In Principle, In Practice provides an important resource for museum education professionals. Museum educators, especiallt curators, would benefit from more critical analysis of the methods they use to construct knowledge a
. Falk Sea Grant Professor of Free-Choice Learning at Oregon State University. Dierking is professor of science and mathematics at Oregon State University. Lynn D. John H. Susan Foutz is a research associate at the Institute for Learning Innovation in Annapolis, Maryland
PJB said Five Stars. Great book on informal science ed