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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455358303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum, , 2002

ISBN

1-135-64038-6

1-283-10266-8

9786613102669

1-4106-0662-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CrowleyKevin

KnutsonKaren

LeinhardtGaea

Disciplina

069/.071

Soggetti

Museums - Educational aspects

Museum exhibits - Social aspects

Museum visitors - Education

Museum techniques - Study and teaching (Higher)

Museums - Study and teaching (Higher)

Non-formal education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; PART I: CONVERSATIONS: A YEAR OF LEARNING; Chapter 1: Creating a Space for Learning: Curators, Educators, and the Implied Audience; Chapter 2: Two Docents in Three Museums: Central and Peripheral Participation; Chapter 3: Museums in Family Life: An Ethnographic Case Study; Chapter 4: Talking to Oneself: Diaries of Museum Visits; PART II: CONVERSATIONS: AN AFTERNOON OF LEARNING; Chapter 5: Burning Buses, Burning Crosses: Student Teachers See Civil Rights

Chapter 6: Looking Through the Glass: Reflections of Identity in Conversations at a History MuseumChapter 7: Voices and Images: Making Connections Between Identity and Art; Chapter 8: Looking for



Learning in Visitor Talk: A Methodological Exploration; Chapter 9: Conversations Across Time: Family Learning in a Living History Museum; PART III: CONVERSATIONS: A MOMENT OF LEARNING; Chapter 10: Building Islands of Expertise in Everyday Family Activity; Chapter 11: Negotiations of Thematic Conversations About Biology; Chapter 12: Finding Self in Objects: Identity Exploration in Museums

Chapter 13: Supporting Science Learning in MuseumsAuthor Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

What do people learn from visiting museums and how do they learn it? The editors approach this question by focusing on conversations as both the process and the outcome of museum learning. People do not come to museums to talk, but they often do talk. This talk can drift from discussions of managing the visit, to remembrances of family members and friends not present, to close analyses of particular objects or displays. This volume explores how these conversations reflect and change a visitor's identity, discipline-specific knowledge, and engagement with an informal learning environment that h

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Record Nr.

UNISA996339103703316

Autore

Eldridge Carole

Titolo

Evidence-based falls prevention : a study guide for nurses

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : HCPro, 2007

Disciplina

613.6

Soggetti

Medicine

Falls (Accidents) - Prevention

Organization and Administration

Health Facility Administration

Health Facilities

Risk

Safety

Nursing Process

Causality

Health Occupations

Evidence-Based Practice

Accidents

Risk Management

Clinical Medicine



Investigative Techniques

Safety Management

Hospital Administration

Methods

Nursing Assessment

Risk Factors

Accidental Falls

Evidence-Based Medicine

Probability

Health Services Administration

Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services

Accident Prevention

Public Health

Epidemiologic Factors

Comprehensive Health Care

Health Care

Statistics as Topic

Environment and Public Health

Patient Care Management

Quality of Health Care

Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Epidemiologic Methods

Geriatrics

Health & Biological Sciences

Instructional Films and Videos

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph