Title Learning from museums : visitor experiences and the making of meaning / John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking

Published Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [2000] ©2000

Table of Contents
	Foreword					vii
	Preface					ix
1.	Learning from Museums: An Introduction					1
2.	The Personal Context					15
3.	The Sociocultural Context					37
4.	The Physical Context					53
5.	Museums and the Individual					69
6.	Communities of Learners					91
7.	A Place for Learning					113
8.	The Contextual Model of Learning					135
9.	Documenting Learning from Museums					149
10.	Making Museums Better Learning Experiences					177
11.	Museums in the Larger Society					205
12.	The Future of Museums					219
	References					237
	Index					265
	About the Authors					271

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Description xv, 272 pages ; 24 cm Series American Association for State and Local History book series American Association for State and Local History book series. Contents 1. Learning from museums: an introduction -- 2. The personal context -- 3. The sociocultural context -- 4. The physical context -- 5. Museums and the individual -- 6. Communities of learners -- 7. A place for learning -- 8. The contextual model of learning -- 9. Documenting learning from museums -- 10. Making museums better learning experiences -- 11. Museums in the larger society -- 12. The future of museums Summary Synthesizes theories and research from a wide range of disciplines, including psychology, education, anthropology, neuroscience and museum research on how museums can create better learning environments Analysis Active learning Experiential learning Museum attendance Museum exhibits Museums - Educational aspects Non-formal education Notes Missing at February 2010 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-263) and index Subject Active learning. Experiential learning. Museum exhibits. Museum visitors. Museum attendance. Museums -- Educational aspects. Museums -- Environmental aspects. Non-formal education. Museums -- education Problem-Based Learning. Author Dierking, Lynn D. (Lynn Diane), 1956- LC no. 00021113 ISBN 0742502945 (cl : alk. paper) 0742502953 (paperback: alk. paper)

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