Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-293) and index.
Contents:
Toward an improved understanding of learning from museums : filmmaking as metaphor / John H. Falk -- Family learning in museums : perspectives on a decade of research / Kirsten M. Ellenbogen, Jessica J. Luke, and Lynn D. Dierking -- Students, teachers, and museums : toward an intertwined learning circle / Janette Griffin -- Exhibit design in science museums : dealing with a constructivist dilemma / Sue Allen -- Research on learning from museums / Leonie J. Rennie and David J. Johnston -- Envisioning the customized museum : an agenda to guide reflective practice and research / Mary Ellen Muley ... [et al.] -- Museums and cultural understanding / Gretchen M. Jennings -- Raising the relevancy bar at aquariums and science centers / Emlyn H. Koster and Jerry R. Schubel -- Challenging convention and communicating controversy : learning through issues-based museum exhibitions / Erminia Pedretti -- New ways of doing business / Robert "Mac" West and David E. Chesebrough -- Optimizing learning opportunities in museums : the role of organizational culture / Janette Griffin ... [et al.] -- Fostering effective free-choice learning institutions : integrating theory, research, practice, and policymaking / Jeffrey H. Patchen and Anne Grimes Rand -- Meaningful collaboration / Beverly Sheppard -- Understanding the long-term impacts of museum experiences / David Anderson, Martin Storksdieck, and Michael Spock -- Investigating socially mediated learning / Tamsin Astor-Jack ... [et al.] -- Research in museums : coping with complexity / Sue Allen ... [et al.] -- An emerging research framework for studying free-choice learning and schools / Laura M.W. Martin.
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