Adult museum programs : designing meaningful experiences
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Bibliographic Information
Adult museum programs : designing meaningful experiences
(American Association for State and Local History book series)
AltaMira Press, c2002
- : pbk
Available at 7 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 197-201
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer and her co-authors have taken an important study and turned it into an intriguing, readable, and practical book. Adult learners provide a unique opportunity for museum educators. But what are adult learners looking for? What motivates them to take a class or attend a museum-sponsored activity? What do planners and instructors need to know to maximize the experience for participants? The authors analyzed a wide variety of programs from the perspective of planners, instructors, and participants. They discovered what works and what doesn't, and they've distilled this knowledge into twelve basic steps you can use to design truly meaningful experiences for your museum's adult programs. Visit the authors' web page
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preface with Acknowledgments and Credits Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Adult Learners: Unique Audience, Unique Opportunity Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Soul-Searches to Socials: Types of Museum Programs Being Offered to Adult Learners Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Program Planners' Perspectives Chapter 6 Chapter 4: The Instructor's Perspective Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Program Participants Speak Out Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Designing Excellent Learning Experiences: A Twelve-Step Program Part 9 Appendixes Part 10 References Part 11 Index Part 12 About the Authors
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