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Following Families: From Tracking to Transformations

January 1, 2008 | Exhibitions

In this article, Robert Kiihne, Director of Exhibits at the USS Constitution Museum, describes the planning and research process associated with the "Sailors Speak" and "A Sailor's Life for Me!" exhibitions. The team studied how to encourage Family Learning through hands-on, minds-on, exhibit elements. This article describes research results and makes recommendations about how to better engage multi-generational groups in the educational experience.

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  • Robert Kiihne
    Author
    USS Constitution Museum
  • Citation

    Publication Name: Exhibitionist
    Volume: 27
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 54
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Education and learning science | History/policy/law | Social science and psychology
    Audience: Families | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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