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Learning Conversations in Museums(1st Edition)
by Gaea Leinhardt, Karen Knutson, Kevin Crowley, Sam Nguyen, Richard Lehrer, Scott G. Paris, Leona Schauble, Catherine Stainton, Mary Abu-Shumays, Annie Allen, Sue Allen, Doris Ash, Karol Bartlett, Jane Blankman-Hetrick, Katie Clinton, Kirsten Ellenbogen, Joyce Fienberg, Mary Gleason, Madeleine Gregg, Evelyn Ho, Melanie Jacobs, Melanie S. Jones, Young-Sun Lee, Melissa Mercer, Anthony Petrosino, Jo-Anne Phillips, Ellen Rosenthal, John Siegler, John Street, Carol Tittle
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8058-4052-0, ISBN: 0-8058-4052-4
"What do people learn from visiting museums and how do they learn it? The editors approach this question by focusing on conversations as both the process and the outcome of museum learning. People do not come to museums to talk, but they often do talk. This talk can drift from discussions of managing the visit, to remembrances of family members and friends not present, to close analyses of particular objects or displays. This volume expl ..."
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