Practical Evaluation Guide - Tools for Museums and Other Informal Educational Settings

Informationen zum Autor By Judy Diamond; Michael Horn and David H. Uttal Klappentext Administrators of museums and other informal-learning centers often need to demonstrate, in some tangible way, the effectiveness of their institutions as teaching tools. Practical Evaluation Guide discusses specific methods for analyzing audience learning and behavior in museums, zoos, botanic gardens, nature centers, camps, and youth programs. The Practical Evaluation Guide is an all-in-one resource to guide professionals working in museums and other informal educational institutions. This new edition includes updates throughout and features a brand-new chapter on evaluating digital interactive exhibits. The section on observational tools includes a new section on using video recordings and the section on interviews includes recent studies from countries outside the U.S. This book serves as a basic, easy-to-follow guide for museum professionals and students who want to understand the effects of such public institutions on the people who visit them.

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• Authors: Judy Diamond, Judy Horn Diamond, Diamond Judy, Michael Horn, Horn Michael, David H Uttal, David H. Uttal, Uttal David H.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2016
• EAN: 9781442263543
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6354-3
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: American Association for State & Local History; American Association for State and Local History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; ART / Museum Studies, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies