Learning in the museum / George E. Hein.

Learning in the Museum begins with a brief history of education in public museums, and a rigorous examination of how the educational theories of Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky and subsequent theorists relate to learning in the museum. A survey of the wide range of research methods employed in visitor studi...

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Main Author: Hein, George E., 1932-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Series:Museum meanings.
Subjects:
Table of 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.