Learning conversations in museums / edited by Gaea Leinhardt, Kevin Crowley, Karen Knutson.

Other author Leinhardt, Gaea.
Other author Crowley, Kevin.
Other author Knutson, Karen.
Format Book
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002.
Descriptionxiii, 461 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Museums--Educational aspects.
Museum exhibits--Social aspects.
Museum visitors--Education.
Museum techniques--Study and teaching (Higher).
Museums--Study and teaching (Higher).
Non-formal education.

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 ... [et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002024253
ISBN0805840524 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks AM7 .L43 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold