In principle, in practice
Subtitle: museums as learning institutions
By: edited by John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking, and Susan Foutz.
Contributors: Falk, John H. 1948-; Dierking, Lynn D. 1956-; Foutz, Susan, 1979-
Series: Learning innovations series
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780759109766; 9780759109773
Subjects: Museums -- Educational aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Toward an improved understanding of learning from museums : filmmaking as metaphor / John H. Falk; title: Family learning in museums : perspectives on a decade of research / Kirsten M. Ellenbogen, Jessica J. Luke, and Lynn D. Dierking; title: Students, teachers, and museums : toward an intertwined learning circle / Janette Griffin; title: Exhibit design in science museums : dealing with a constructivist dilemma / Sue Allen; title: Research on learning from museums / Leonie J. Rennie and David J. Johnston; title: Envisioning the customized museum : an agenda to guide reflective practice and research / Mary Ellen Muley ... [et al.]; title: Museums and cultural understanding / Gretchen M. Jennings; title: Raising the relevancy bar at aquariums and science centers / Emlyn H. Koster and Jerry R. Schubel; title: Challenging convention and communicating controversy : learning through issues-based museum exhibitions / Erminia Pedretti; title: New ways of doing business / Robert "Mac" West and David E. Chesebrough; title: Optimizing learning opportunities in museums : the role of organizational culture / Janette Griffin ... [et al.]; title: Fostering effective free-choice learning institutions : integrating theory, research, practice, and policymaking / Jeffrey H. Patchen and Anne Grimes Rand; title: Meaningful collaboration / Beverly Sheppard; title: Understanding the long-term impacts of museum experiences / David Anderson, Martin Storksdieck, and Michael Spock; title: Investigating socially mediated learning / Tamsin Astor-Jack ... [et al.]; title: Research in museums : coping with complexity / Sue Allen ... [et al.]; title: An emerging research framework for studying free-choice learning and schools / Laura M.W. Martin.