The manual of museum learning

"Museum education staff have come to understand that in the final analysis it is the visitor - who comes to the museum experience with long-held expectations, beliefs, and values - who must be the center of their attention; hence the title The Manual of Museum Learning, which puts the focus on the visitor or the user of education programs. Recognizing that museum learning is a vital component of the lifelong learning process that increasingly shapes the development of twenty-first-century individuals, Barry Lord collects a group of experts to offer museums and related institutions (including galleries, zoos, and botanical gardens) practical strategies for creating aesthetic and intellectual experiences with learning opportunities that can inspire visitors throughout a lifetime."--Jacket.