In this article, Lois H. Silverman, professor in the Department of Recreation and Park Administration at Indiana University, examines how meaning making, a powerful theoretical concept, can apply to museums. Silverman analyzes literature on the subject as well as provides ten points related to how this meaning-making perspective can be put into actual exhibit design practice.
In this article, George E. Hein, Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Associate, Program Evaluation and Research Group, Lesley College, discusses meaning making and constructivism, two often confused terms and how they relate to exhibit development. Hein reviews educational theories to point out that constructivist educational theory elevates meaning making to a central role in learning.