In this article, Stephen Bitgood of Jacksonville State University and editor of the Visitor Behavior, bids farewell to the journal and acknowledges the many people who contributed to the journal over the years.
In this article, Stephen Bitgood of Jacksonville State University discusses the importance of critical thinking skills and offers ten suggestions for incorporating critical thinking into exhibit design.
In this article, Ann Baillie, museum consultant, discusses the findings of a pilot study of ten family group visits to the Queensland Museum. The study aimed to construct an understanding of its members' subjective experiences of museum visiting.
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In this article, Roger Miles presents a case for the realist approach for the constructivist approach, in response to George Hein's constructivist theory.
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In this article, George E. Hein of Lesley College clarifies his case for the constructivist approach, in response to Roger Miles' criticism of the theory.
In this article, Amy L. Cota and Ross J. Loomis of Colorado State University discuss effective exhibit labeling. They cite three studies that systematically examined different formatting techniques likely to be important in the recall of semantic knowledge.
In this article, Stephen Bitgood of Jacksonville State University discusses the differing opinions of George Hein and Roger Miles, the keynote speakers at the 1997 Visitor Studies Conference in Birmingham. Bitgood outlines Hein's case for the constructivist approach to exhibit interpretation as well as Miles's critique against it.
In this article, Kristine Westerberg discusses the Shedd Aquarium's new initiative for audience research and development and shares some preliminary findings from their initial efforts.
In this article, Carol D. Saunders and H. Elizabeth Stuart Perry of the Brookfield Zoo provide findings from the summative evaluation of "The Swamp." This immersive wetlands exhibit was designed to encourage people to appreciate the benefits of ecosystems and features animals and plants of a cypress swamp and of an Illinois riverine wetland.
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In this article, Lisa C. Roberts of the Chicago Park District discusses the "From Knowledge to Narrative: Educators and the Changing Museum" book published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1997. Roberts provides a synopsis of the book and its implications for the museum field.
This article provides study findings from the summative evaluation of "The Universe in Your Hands: Early Tools of Astronomy" permanent exhibition that opened in May 1995 at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum. The renovated and recontextualized exhibit portrays the museum's collection of early astronomical instruments in the social and scientific setting of the European and Islamic worlds during the Middle Ages (1200 to 1500 A.D.).