Learning from Museums(2nd Edition) (American Association for State and Local History) by JohnH. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking, Falk/Dierking Hardcover, 356 Pages, Published 2018 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7598-0, ISBN: 1-4422-7598-7
"This is the second edition of John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking’s ground-breaking book, Learning from Museums. While the book still focuses on why, how, what, when, and with whom, people learn from their museum experiences, the authors further investigate the extension of museums beyond their walls and the changing perceptions of the roles that museums increasingly play in the 21st century with respect to the publics they serve (and tho ..."
"This is the second edition of John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking’s ground-breaking book, Learning from Museums. While the book still focuses on why, how, what, when, and with whom, people learn from their museum experiences, the authors further investigate the extension of museums beyond their walls and the changing perceptions of the roles that museums increasingly play in the 21st century with respect to the publics they serve (and tho ..."
Born to Choose(1st Edition) Evolution, Self, and Well-Being by JohnH. Falk, Anselm L. Strauss Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-62958-563-5, ISBN: 1-62958-563-7
"Born to Choose is John H. Falk’s compelling account of why and how we make the endless set of choices we do, every second of every day of our lives. Synthesizing research from across the biological and social sciences, Falk argues that human choice-making is an evolutionarily ancient and complex process. He suggests that all our choices are influenced by very basic and early evolving needs, and that ultimately each choice is designed to ..."
"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 ..."
Born to Choose(1st Edition) Evolution, Self, and Well-Being (Hardback) by JohnH. Falk Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-62958-562-8, ISBN: 1-62958-562-9
"Why do we make the choices we do?In his new book, John H. Falk sets out to offer a broad take on why humans make the never-ending set of choices they do, every second of every day of their lives. Synthesizing research from across the biological and social sciences, Falk argues that the complexities of human choice-making arose over a long stretch of evolutionary time. Combining synthesis with his own perspectives, he asserts that choice ..."
"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 peop ..."
"Forty-five science activities created by the ScienceMinders project of the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Each activity teaches something about one or more of five science categories: patterns, matter and more, communication, the human body, and design and technology."
The Museum Experience by JohnH. Falk Hardcover, Published 2017 by Taylor And Francis 2017-06-30, London ISBN-13: 978-1-138-40463-2, ISBN: 1-138-40463-2
"As the first book to take a "visitor's eye view" of the museum visit, The Museum Experience revolutionized the way museum professionals understand their constituents. Falk and Dierking integrate their original research from a wide variety of disciplines as well as visitor studies from institutions ranging from science centers and zoos to art and natural history museums. Written in clear, non-technical style, The Museum Experience paints ..."
Hello to All That(Reprint) A Memoir of Zoloft, War, and Peace by JohnH. Falk Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 2005 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-0-312-42563-0, ISBN: 0-312-42563-5
"His own chemistry was his worst enemy, and it took John Falk to some very strange places--from Garden City, Long Island, to sniper-infested Sarajevo during the Bosnian bloodbath. But through it all, in the face of chronic depression, Falk kept reaching out for the life he'd always wanted. "Hello to All That" is his story--crazed, comic, poignant, suspenseful, and hopeful."
Hello to All That(1st Edition) A Memoir of War, Zoloft, and Peace by JohnH. Falk Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2004 by Henry Holt And Co. ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7218-1, ISBN: 0-8050-7218-7
"An off-the-wall, heartbreaking, and often hilarious memoir of a correspondent reporting from the front lines while also battling his lifelong nemesis-chronic depressionHis own chemistry was his worst enemy, and it took John Falk to some very strange places-from Garden City, Long Island, to sniper-infested Sarajevo during the Bosnian bloodbath. But through it all, in the face of chronic depression, he kept reaching out for the life he'd ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"Just as science education doesn t stop at the schoolhouse door, neither should effective application of the National Science Education Standards. Exemplary Science in Informal Education Settings shows real-world examples of how science education reform has taken hold in museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums as well as on television, radio, and the internet. This essay collection the fifth volume in the Exemplary Science Monograp ..."
"John H. Falk, Lynn D. Dierking. Schaubel, L., Banks ... In L. Schauble & R. Glaser
(Eds.), Innovations in learning. Mahwah, NJ: ... institutions. Lanham, MD: AltaMira
Press, 229–46; Anderson, D., Storksdieck, M., & Spock, M. 2006. ... In J. Falk, L.
Dierking & S. Foutz (Eds.), In principle, in practice: Museums as learning
institutions. Lanham, MD: ... In J. Falk (Ed.), Free-choice science education: How
we learn ..."
"In the last section of the book, we provide a guide to the museum experience for
the museum professional. ... tried to use what we have learned about the
museum experience to inform the practice of museum interpretation and
exhibition design. ... of the common, but still poorly understood, use by the public
of places like science centers, art museums, history museums, ... Like most
education-oriented museum professionals, we have d ..."
"He helped to make such terms as “holding power,” “attracting power,” and “
museum fatigue” common in the museum literature. Miles, R. S., Alt, M. B.,
Gosling, D.C., Lewis, B. N., & Tout, A. F. (Eds.). (1982). The design of educational
exhibits. London: George Allen & Unwin. An important anthology of articles about
creating and evaluating effective educational exhibits. Munley, M. E. (1986).
Asking the right questions: Evaluation and ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"John H. Falk, Joe E. Heimlich, Susan Foutz ... Falk and Dierking's (2000)
contextual model of learning is widely accepted as a theoretical framework for
understanding and investigating free-choice learning. This model conceptualizes
learning ..."