| Learning in the Museum Contributor(s): Hein, George E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415097762 ISBN-13: 9780415097765 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: b /b b i Learning in the Museum /i /b confronts the educational role which museums can have and shows how research in visitor studies and the philosophy of education can be applied to facilitate a meaningful educational experience in museums. The book contains a brief history of education in public museums, and goes on to examine how the educational theories of Dewey, Piaget, Vygotsky relate to learning in the museum. A survey of the wide range of research methods employed in visitor studies is illustrated with examples taken from museums around the world. George E. Hein concludes that visitors best learn when knowledge is actively constructed in their own minds, and provides a model of the "constructivist museum"--one with exhibitions which are physically, socially, and intellectually accessible to every single visitor. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Non-formal Education - Reference - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General |
| Dewey: 069 |
| LCCN: 97026899 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Series: Museum Meanings (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.9" W x 9.86" (0.85 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Learning in the Museum examines major issues and shows how research in visitor studies and the philosophy of education can 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 in the museum. Surveying a wide range of research methods employed in visitor studies is illustrated with examples taken from museums around the world, Hein explores how visitors can best learn from exhibitions which are physically, socially, and intellectually accessible to every single visitor. He shows how museums can adapt to create this kind of environment, to provide what he calls the 'constructivist museum'. Providing essential theoretical analysis for students, this volume also serves as a practical guide for all museum professionals on how to adapt their museums to maximize the educational experience of every visitor. |