A hlepful text that I assign to my exhibition design students is
DEVELOPING MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, edited by Gail
Durbin, published by the Group for Education in Museums.  While I have
some reservations about the book, I have found that it has been very
helpful in presenting emerging professionals with some of the more recent
discussion regarding learning theory as it applies to museum exhibitions.

Available for a pretty steep price from AAM bookstore.  Hope this helps.

Oliver Hirsch
Hirsch & Associates Fine Art Services, Inc.
New York

On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:40:19 -0600 Sharon Chaplock
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Hello!
>
> I'm writing to find out what educational theories/processes have
> been adopted by practitioners of interpretation in museums and other
> cultural organizations.  Seems that I remember constructivism being
> discussed a few years ago and wonder if anything new is on the
> horizon.  A colleague told me that she once made a list of learning
> theories that had been adopted during her long and eminent career
> and came up with one for each of her 34 years in the business.
>
> Is anyone picking up anything new on their radar screen?  What have
> you found works best in interpreting exhibits - especially in
> history museums?
>
> Many thanks for your thoughts.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sharon
>
> Sharon Kayne Chaplock
> Marquette University
> School of Education
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> 414.228.3314
>
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