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Creating Connections
. Ed(S): Chittenden, David; Farmelo, Graham; Lewenstein, Bruce V.
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Description for Creating Connections
Paperback. Looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. This title is a useful resource for science museum professionals who want to guide their institutions and their visitors toward an understanding of and appreciation for research. Editor(s): Chittenden, David; Farmelo, Graham; Lewenstein, Bruce V. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the public—a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information will affect what they expect and take away from a museum's exhibits and programs. Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What are the opportunities and critical issues in PUR? What strategies are working and what are some pitfalls? What can be learned from the media's experiences with PUR? Creating Connections will be an invaluable resource for science museum professionals who ... Read more
Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the public—a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information will affect what they expect and take away from a museum's exhibits and programs. Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What are the opportunities and critical issues in PUR? What strategies are working and what are some pitfalls? What can be learned from the media's experiences with PUR? Creating Connections will be an invaluable resource for science museum professionals who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759104761
SKU
V9780759104761
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Chittenden, David; Farmelo, Graham; Lewenstein, Bruce V.
David Chittenden is Vice President for Education at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Graham Farmelo is Director of the Dana Centre project at the Science Museum, London and Associate Professor of Physics at Northeastern University. Bruce V. Lewenstein is Associate Professor of Science Communication at Cornell University.
Reviews for Creating Connections
The writing and editing in this compilation is excellent. . . Creating Connections is a useful, well-written book. I recommend ittttt
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This volume contains essays from a 2002 conference, "Museums, Media, ad the Public Understanding of Research—An International Working Conference"...The book gives some sense of the breadth and intensity of the discussions, as well as providing a ... Read more
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This volume contains essays from a 2002 conference, "Museums, Media, ad the Public Understanding of Research—An International Working Conference"...The book gives some sense of the breadth and intensity of the discussions, as well as providing a ... Read more