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Learning from Museums: Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning (American Association for State and Local History Book Series)
Learning from Museums Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning - American Association for State and Local History Book Series Author:John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking Why do people go to museums and what do they learn there? What roles can museums serve in a learning community? How can museums facilitate more effective learning experiences? John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking investigate these questions in Learning from Museums. Synthesizing theories and research from a wide range of disciplines, including psyc... more »hology, education, anthropology, neuroscience and museum research, Falk and Dierking explain the nature and process of learning as it occurs within the museum context and provides advice on how museums can create better learning environments.« less