"The biggest trend in museum exhibit design today is the creative incorporation of technology. Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media explores the potential of mobile technologies (cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs) for visitor interaction and learning in museums, drawing on established practice to identify guidelines for future implementations."
"The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice aims to promote effective programs and exhibitions, identify promising approaches for future research, and develop strategies for imple ..."
"Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle, a Smithsonian's Backyard book, illustrates the beauty
and danger of life in a bayou. As the plot unfolds, predator and prey concepts are
easily emphasized. After returning to tables, the frog and toad puppets are
reintroduced and touched. Differences in size and skin texture are discussed.
Lyrics to “The Skin Song” are distributed to grandparents, and the adults smile
broadly while they sing to the tune ..."
"Most environmental learning takes place outside of the formal education system, but our understanding of how this learning actually occurs is in its infancy. By surfing the internet, watching nature documentaries, and visiting parks, forests, marine sanctuaries, and zoos, people make active choices to learn about various aspects of their environment every day. Free-Choice Learning and the Environment explores the theoretical foundations ..."
Hello to All That A Memoir of War, Zoloft, and Peace by JohnFalk 304 Pages, Published 2013 by Henry Holt And Company ISBN-13: 978-1-4668-5320-1, ISBN: 1-4668-5320-4
"Patty Love, Daniela Pestova, Maddy Falk, Katherine and Lauren Reidy, and Dr.
John Atchley. Also I would like to thank the people ofSarajevo. I came to see the
worst, and because of you I saw the best. In particular, I thank - the Kukic family
for ..."
From Quiver to Notch by JohnFalk Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2009 by Booksurge Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4392-5846-0, ISBN: 1-4392-5846-5
"John Falk's third collection of poems acknowledges his birth place inCanada in the rhythm and heritage of its landscapes and languages whichpermeate his his poems of love and death, of anger and joy."
"13. T. Astor-Jack, K. K. Whaley, Lynn D. Dierking, D. Perry, and C. Garibay, “
Understanding the Complexities of Socially Mediated Learning,” in In Principle, In
Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions, ed. John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking,
and S. Foutz (Linthicum, Md.: AltaMira, 2007), 217–28; Crowley and Callanan, “
Describing and Supporting”; J. J. Koran Jr., M. L. Koran, Lynn D. Dierking, and J.
Foster, “Using Modeling to Direct ..."
"Roebuck, K.C., Gun Dog Training: Pointing Dogs. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Stackpole, 1983. Wehle, R. G. Wing & Shot. New York: Country Press, 1964.
West, R. Basic Gun Dog Training. Des Moines, Iowa: Stover Publishing Co., 1993
. Winterhelt, S., and E. D. Bailey. The Training and Care off the Versatile Hunting
Dog. Ontario: North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association, 1973. Flushing
Dogs: Goodall, C. S. & Gasow, J. The New Englis ..."
Hello to All That A Memoir of War, Zoloft, and Peace by JohnFalk Published 2005 by Henry Holt And Co ISBN-13: 978-0-00-007234-4, ISBN: 0-00-007234-6
"Suddenly, after twenty-five years of official hostility, Americans are confronted with an extraordinary reversal of their government's attitude toward China.How and why was the course of America's relationship to Asia changed? What are the prospects for detente with the People's Republic of China? How might the new course affect America's economy and her relations with other nations, especially Japan and the USSR? These questions form ..."
"Shot through the Heart (DVD)History runs deeper than friendship- and blood runs deeper than both. Two friends (Linus Roache & Vincent Perez), each a champion marksman, have been inseparable since childhood, but the collapse of their nation divided by civil war in a ruthless, bloody struggle for independence and power. Almost overnight, neighbors and families once united are torn apart-and two best friends themselves on opposite sides of ..."
"Two friends, each champion marksmen, are on opposite sides in war. One turns sniper for the enemy. One remains their town's last line of defense. In a terrible battle for power, two best friends must pull the trigger. Only one will feel the bullet - but both will feel the pain."
"This book is the first devoted to modern biology’s innovators and iconoclasts: men and women who challenged prevailing notions in their fields. Some of these scientists were Nobel Prize winners, some were considered cranks or gadflies, some were in fact wrong. The stories of these stubborn dissenters are individually fascinating. Taken together, they provide unparalleled insights into the role of dissent and controversy in science and e ..."
"This seminal book describes the nature and extent of science learning in America with particular attention to the innumerable sources of science education existing outside the formal education system. Falk and his well-respected colleagues provide examples from research and practice on how to better understand, facilitate and communicate about free-choice science learning, including policy recommendations for insuring its growth and int ..."
"Examining relationships among perceptions of self, episode-specific evaluations,
and overall satisfaction with a leisure activity. Leisure Sciences, 27, 93–109. 6.
e.g., del Bosque, R., Martın, H.S. & Collado, J. (2006). The role of expectations in
the consumer satisfaction formation process: Empirical evidence in the travel
agency sector. Tourism Management, 27, 410–419. del Bosque, I. R. & Martin,
H.S. (2008). Tourist satisfactio ..."
"They were the forgotten commanders of World War II. While the names of Bradley and Patton became household words for Americans, few could identify Krueger or Eichelberger. They served under General Douglas MacArthur, a military genius with an enormous ego who dominated publicity from the Southwest Pacific during the American advance from Australia, through New Guinea, to the Philippines. While people at home read about the great victori ..."
"The Museum Experience is the first book to take the "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit. It integrates the authors' original research with that from a wide variety of disciplines as well as museum and visitor studies ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience gives museum professionals a thorough introduction to what is known about why peopl ..."
The Value of Museums Enhancing Societal Well-Being by John H. Falk 253 Pages, Published 2021 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-4922-5, ISBN: 1-5381-4922-2
"The Value of Museums makes the case that the niche museums has always been public well-being. This guide shows museums how to assess and communicate that essential public value."
"The first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit when it was first published in 1992, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constituents. Falk and Dierking have updated this essential reference, incorporating advances in research, theory, and practice in the museum field over the last twenty years. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience Revisited paints ..."