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Listening in on Museum Conversations
Leinhardt, Gaea; Knutson, Karen
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Description for Listening in on Museum Conversations
Hardback. Advocates an expanded concept of learning for museums, and for more formal schooling environments. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
We all know that learning takes place in museums but what does that really mean? Who learns what and how do they learn it? Gaea Leinhardt and Karen Knutson set out to investigate these questions through the conversations of museum visitors. The model they developed from their research owes much to sociocultural theory, and they challenge others to think about certain specific features of the museum experience in order to understand and define learning. They advocate an expanded concept of learning for museums, and for more formal schooling environments. Leinhardt and Knutson add their voices to what they call the ... Read more
We all know that learning takes place in museums but what does that really mean? Who learns what and how do they learn it? Gaea Leinhardt and Karen Knutson set out to investigate these questions through the conversations of museum visitors. The model they developed from their research owes much to sociocultural theory, and they challenge others to think about certain specific features of the museum experience in order to understand and define learning. They advocate an expanded concept of learning for museums, and for more formal schooling environments. Leinhardt and Knutson add their voices to what they call the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759104419
SKU
V9780759104419
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99-15
Reviews for Listening in on Museum Conversations
An outstanding feature of this significant contribution to the museum research literature is the authors' detailed discussions of their assumptions as well as choices—both practical and theoretical—they had to make in shaping this monumental study.
George E. Hein, Lesley University
Visitor Studies Today
The message for museums in Listening in on Museum Conversations is to expand the ... Read more
George E. Hein, Lesley University
Visitor Studies Today
The message for museums in Listening in on Museum Conversations is to expand the ... Read more