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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: George E. Hein (Lesley University, Massachusetts, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780415097758ISBN 10: 0415097754 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 12 March 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The Significance of Museum Education Introduction A Brief History of Museum Education The Significance of Education in Museums Definitions of Education Formal and Informal Education Education Within the Museum Profession Interpretations of Culture Museums in a Changing World Museums as Active Preservers of Culture ConclusionReviews... this work is an extremely valuable resource. The book is thought-provoking.... - The Public Historian I recommend Learning in the Museum to anyone directly or indirectly involved in the design of museum exhibitions or programs. Challenging, provocative, and charged throughout with the author's intelligence and enthusiasm, it is both practical and intellectually satisfying. - Museum News This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on museum education...Its review of the research literature on visitor studies and consideration of research models and methods make it a very useful guide for professionals engaged in those activities. As well, it offers sound educational principles to develop exhibits that are respectful of visitors' abilities to learn. - MUSE Learning in the Museum, by uniting the heretofore separate schools of visitor studies and educational theory, is a valuable and well researched tool for administration and front line staff. - ALHFAM Bulletin It should be required reading for any person in the field of museology, though it provides more than the layperson might want to know about the theories of education, however interesting. - Choice, Feb. 1999 ... this work is an extremely valuable resource. The book is thought-provoking.... <br>- The Public Historian <br> I recommend Learning in the Museum to anyone directly or indirectly involved in the design of museum exhibitions or programs. Challenging, provocative, and charged throughout with the author's intelligence and enthusiasm, it is both practical and intellectually satisfying. <br>- Museum News <br> This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on museum education...Its review of the research literature on visitor studies and consideration of research models and methods make it a very useful guide for professionals engaged in those activities. As well, it offers sound educational principles to develop exhibits that are respectful of visitors' abilities to learn. <br>- MUSE <br> Learning in the Museum, by uniting the heretofore separate schools of visitor studies and educational theory, is a valuable and well researched tool for administration and front line staff. <br>- ALHFAM Bulletin <br> It should be required reading for any person in the field of museology, though it provides more than the layperson might want to know about the theories of education, however interesting. <br>- Choice, Feb. 1999 <br> Author InformationGeorge E. Hein is a Professor at Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is co-author of Active Assessment of Active Science (1991) and a leading authority on museum education. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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