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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George E Hein |
| ISBN: | 0415097754 9780415097758 0415097762 9780415097765 9780203028322 0203028325 |
| OCLC Number: | 37211352 |
| Notes: | "This project was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation"--T.p. verso. |
| Description: | xi, 203 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | The significance of museum education -- Educational theory -- Early visitor studies -- The countenance of visitor studies -- Ladder and network theories -- Studying visitors -- Evidence for learning in the museum -- The Constructivist Museum. |
| Series Title: | Museum meanings. |
| Responsibility: | George E. Hein. |
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This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on museum education...Its review of the research literature on visitor studies and consideration of research models and methods make it a very useful guide for professionals engaged in those activities. As well, it offers sound educational principles to develop exhibits that are respectful of visitors' abilities to learn. Read more...
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