Museum Learning - Theory and Research as Tools for Enhancing Practice (Hardcover)

As museums are increasingly asked to demonstrate not only their cultural, but also their educational and social significance, the means to understand how museum visitors learn becomes ever more important. And yet, learning can be conceptualised and investigated in many ways. Coming to terms with how theories about learning interact with one another and how they relate to 'evidence-based learning' can be confusing at best. Museum Learning attempts to make sense of multiple learning theories whilst focusing on a set of core learning topics in museums. Importantly, learning is considered not just as a cognitive characteristic, as some perspectives propose, but also as affective, taking into consideration interests, attitudes, and emotions; and as a social practice situated in cultural contexts. This book draws attention to the development of theory and its practical applications in museum situations such as aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and historical re-enactment sites, among others. This volume will be of interest to museum studies students, practitioners and researchers working in informal learning contexts, and will help them to reflect on what it means to learn in museums and create more effective environments for learning.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Jill Hohenstein • Theano Moussouri
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-90112-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education
LSN:	1-138-90112-1
Barcode:	9781138901124

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