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Learning in the Museum (Museum Meanings)

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Learning within the Museum examines major issues and shows how research in visitor studies and the philosophy of education may also be applied to facilitate a meaningful educational experience in museums.

Hein combines a brief history of education in public museums, with a rigorous examination of how the educational theories of Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky and subsequent theorists relate to learning within the museum.

Surveying quite a lot of research methods employed in visitor studies is illustrated with examples taken from museums world wide, Hein explores how visitors can best learn from exhibitions which can be physically, socially, and intellectually accessible to each single visitor. He shows how museums can adapt to create this type of environment, to supply what he calls the ‘constructivist museum’.

Providing crucial theoretical analysis for students, this volume also serves as a practical guide for all museum professionals on methods to adapt their museums to maximize the educational experience of each visitor.


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