Learning conversations in museums. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gaea Leinhardt, Kevin Crowley, Karen Knutson.
• Other Names: Leinhardt, Gaea; Crowley, Kevin; Knutson, Karen, 1969-
• Contents: Creating a space for learning : curators, educators, and the implied audience / Karen Knutson -- Two docents in three museums : central and peripheral participation / Mary Abu-Shumays and Gaea Leinhardt -- Museums in family life : an ethnographic case study / Kirsten M. Ellenbogen -- Talking to oneself : diaries of museum visits / Gaea Leinhardt, Carol Tittle, and Karen Knutson -- Burning buses, burning crosses : student teachers see civil rights / Gaea Leinhardt and Sr. Madeleine Gregg -- Looking through the glass : reflections of identity in conversations at a history museum / Joyce Fienberg and Gaea Leinhardt -- Voices and images : making connections between identity and art / Catherine Stainton -- Looking for learning in visitor talk : a methodological exploration / Sue Allen -- Conversations across time : family learning in a living history museum / Ellen Rosenthal and Jane Blankman-Hetrick -- Building islands of expertise in everyday family activity / Kevin Crowley and Melanie Jacobs -- Negotiations of thematic conversations about biology / Doris Ash -- Finding self in objects : identity exploration in museums / Soctt G. Paris and Melissa J. Mercer -- Supporting science learning in museums / Leona Schauble [and others].
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (480 pages)
• Subjects: 069/.071; Museums -- Environmental aspects; Museum exhibits -- Social aspects; Museum visitors -- Education; Museum techniques -- Study and teaching (Higher); Museums -- Study and teaching (Higher); Non-formal education; Musées -- Aspect éducatif; Objets exposés -- Aspect social; Visiteurs de musée -- Éducation; Muséologie -- Étude et enseignement (Supérieur); Musées -- Étude et enseignement (Supérieur); Éducation non-formelle; Museumdidactiek; Musea; Leerprocessen; Informeel onderwijs; Bezoekers; Museus (educação); Museus de ciência e tecnologia; Museologia (estudo e ensino); Educação informal; Éducation muséale; Aspect social; Objet exposé; Aspect pédagogique; Musée; Visiteur; Muséologie; Museumspädagogik; Aufsatzsammlung; Museum exhibits -- Social aspects; Museum techniques -- Study and teaching (Higher); Museums -- Environmental aspects; Museums -- Study and teaching (Higher); Non-formal education; 02.30 museology; USA; Aufsatzsammlung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135640378; 1135640378
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.