In principle, in practice : museums as learning institutions / edited by John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking, and Susan Foutz

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Series: Learning innovationsPublication details: Plymouth : Altamira, cop. 2007Description: xxi, 315 pISBN:

9780759109773

Summary: The In Principle, In Practice initiative, which includes a national conference that was organized by the Institute for Learning Innovation along with a series of publications, forms an important part of this larger ISE effort. Following a synthesis of research findings published in a supplement to the journal Science Education, the conference explored and articulated explicit connections among research, evaluation, and practice. The resulting brief reports and this book now share these conversations with a wider audience. Their intent is to identify critical issues in museum learning, better establish a base of research evidence, improve practice in the field, and guide future research efforts. By achieving these outcomes, this initiative will augment the value of informal or free-choice learning on its own terms, rather than those derived from formal education, which do not closely match our community's unique strengths, especially outside the cognitive domain. In so doing, it should also enhance the credibility of the informal education field among policymakers. The primary focus for In Principle, In Practice has been learning in science museums. However, many outcomes may be more broadly applicable to other types of museums, to modes of informal science education other than museums, and to learning in general. This conference fostered active exchange between researchers and practitioners about the ideas that are discussed in the pages that follow. It is essential to the further development of the entire informal education community that this dialogue continues and expands. (Font: Prefaci)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Foreword / David A. Ucko -- Preface / John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking, Susan Foutz.-- Acknowledgments -- Part I. How people learn in museums: 1. Toward an improved understanding of learning from museums: filmmaking as metaphor / John H. Falk -- 2. Family learning in museums: perspectives on a decade of research / Kirten M. Ellenbogen, Jessica J. Luke, Lynn D. Dierking -- 3. Students, teachers and museums: toward an intertwined learning circle / Janette Griffin -- 4. Exhibit design in science museums: dealing with a constructivist dilemma / Sue Allen -- 5. Research on learning from museums / Léonie J. Rennie and David J. Johnston -- Part II. Engaging audiences in meaningful learning -- 6. Envisioning the customized museum: an agenda to guide reflective practice and research / Mary Ellen Munley, Randy C. Roberts, Barbara Soren, Jeff Hayward -- 7. Museums and cultural understanding / Gretchen M. Jennings -- 8. Raising the relevancy bar at aquariums and science centers / Emlyn H. Koster, Jerry R. Schubel -- 9. Challenging convention and communicating controversy: learning through issues-bases museums exhibitions / Erminia Pedretti -- Part III. Fostering a learning-centered culture in our institutions: 10. New ways of doing business / Robert "Mac" West, David E. Chesebrough -- 11. Optimizing learning opportunities in museums: the role of organizational culture / Janette Griffin, Lynn Baum, Jane Blankman-Hetrick, Des Griffin, Julie I. Johnson, Christine A. Reich and Shawn Rowe -- 12. Fostering effective free-choice learning institutions: integrating theory, research, practice and policymaking / Jeffrey H. Patchen, Anne Grimes Rand -- 13. Meaningful collaboration / Beverly Sheppard -- IV. Investigating museum learning in the next ten years: 14. Understanding the long-term impacts of museums experiences / David Anderson, Martin Storksdieck, Michael Spock -- 15. Investigating socially mediated learning / Tamsin Astor-Jack, Kimberlee L. Kiehl Whaley, Lynn D. Dierking, Deborah L. Perry, Cecilia Garibay -- 16. Research in museums: coping with complexity / Sue Allen, Joshua Gutwill, Deborah L. Perry, Cecilia Garibay, Kirten M. ellengogen, Joe E. Heimlich, Christine A. Reich, Christine Klein -- 17. An emerging research framework for studying free-choice learning and schools / Laura M. W. Martin -- References -- Index -- About the contributors

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