Learning from Museums: Visitor Experiences and the Making of MeaningWhy 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 psychology, 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. Visit the authors' web page |
Contents
Learning from Museums An Introduction | 1 |
The Personal Context | 15 |
The Sociocultural Context | 37 |
The Physical Context | 53 |
Museums and the Individual | 69 |
Communities of Learners | 91 |
A Place for Learning | 113 |
The Contextual Model of Learning | 135 |
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