Museum learning : theory and research as tools for enhancing practice / Jill Hohenstein and Theano Moussouri.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of ContributorsChapter 1 IntroductionReferencesChapter 2 Theory and Museum PracticeWhat's in a theory?What are they good for?Where do they come from?Theories about learningConstructivism as an illustrated caseReferencesChapter 3 The Importance of Methods and Methodology for Museum PracticePhilosophical background to researchApproaches to researchMethods of researchTrustworthiness and transferabilitySummaryReferencesTopic ChaptersChapter 4 Museums and the Making of MeaningDo Jews have a rule against gay or lesbian people? IntroductionThe basics of meaning makingMeaning making in the museumA return to the Jewish MuseumContextualising meaning makingReferencesChapter 5 Narrative, Discourse, and Matters of CommunicationExperiences on Room 41IntroductionThe basics of discourse and narrativeNarrative and the museum perspectiveMuseum research drawing upon the visitor perspectiveA return to Room 41Contextualising narrative, discourse, and communicationReferencesChapter 6 Degrees of Authenticity in MuseumsAuthentic nature play at the Chicago Botanic GardenIntroductionThe basics of authenticityMuseums and the perception of authenticitySummary and reflectionsA return to the Learning Campus at CBGContextualising authenticityReferencesChapter 7 Remembering, Reminding, and Reminiscing in MuseumsBuild your own bush bark hutIntroductionBasics of personal constructs of memoryBasics of constructs about collective memoryMuseums and memory studiesA return to the bush bark hutsContextualising memoryReferencesChapter 8 The Role of Self and Identity in LearningThe art of voicing Black women's identity as seen through everyday objectsIntroductionThe basics of identitySelf and identity in the museum contextA return to the Colored Girls Museum Contextualising self and identityReferencesChapter 9 Motivation: From Visiting to DevotionLinking up museums and people through serious pursuitsIntroductionThe basics of motivationMotivation in museumsA return to the VIP programme Contextualising motivationReferencesChapter 10 Questioning culture and power in museumsAboriginal people and museums working together IntroductionThe basics of culture and powerCulture and power in the museum contextA return to museum-Aboriginal communities collaborationsContextualising culture and powerReferencesChapter 11 ConclusionsReferencesGlossaryIndex