From knowledge to narrative :
educators and the changing museum /
Lisa C. Roberts.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Smithsonian Institution Press,
©1997.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index. Physical description: ix, 205 pages ; 23 cm more |
| ISBN: | 1560987065 9781560987062 |
Table of Contents:
Education as entertainment
Popularization versus scholarship
Education versus entertainment
Education as empowerment
Changing definitions of knowledge
Changing practices of interpretation
Implications for museums' interpretive role
Education as experience
The culture of imitation
The culture of authenticity
The culture of simulation
Education as ethics
The ethics of interpretation: a modern dilemma
The ethics of interpretation: an eternal issue
Education as narrative endeavor
Visitor narratives: rethinking learning in museums
Museum narratives: rethinking the teaching function.
Education as entertainment
Popularization versus scholarship
Education versus entertainment
Education as empowerment
Changing definitions of knowledge
Changing practices of interpretation
Implications for museums' interpretive role
Education as experience
The culture of imitation
The culture of authenticity
The culture of simulation
Education as ethics
The ethics of interpretation: a modern dilemma
The ethics of interpretation: an eternal issue
Education as narrative endeavor
Visitor narratives: rethinking learning in museums
Museum narratives: rethinking the teaching function.