Museums and Education by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
The prioritisation of learning in museums in the context of demands for social justice and cultural democracy combined with cultural policy based on economic rationalism forces museums to review their educational purposes, redesign their pedagogies and account for their performance. This book reveals the power of museum pedagogy.Eilean Hooper-Greenhill has taught in a variety of settings, including schools, colleges, museums, and galleries. She began lecturing at the University of Leicester's Department of Museum Studies in 1980 and became Head of Department in 1996. Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge (Routledge, 1992), Museums and their Visitors (Routledge, 1994), and Museum, Media, Message (Routledge, 1995) and The Educational Function of Museums, 2nd Edition (Routledge, 1999) are her main books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415379366 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415379369 |
| Title | Museums and Education |
| Author | Eilean Hooper-Greenhill |
| Series | Museum Meanings |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
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