Learning from Museums

Overview

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 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

Details

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published

2000-05-17

Pages

272

Language

EN

Categories

Art / Museum Studies, Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology, Education / General, Education / Non-Formal Education, Education / Learning Styles, Reference / General, Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest

ISBN-13

9780742502949