An Evaluation of Play: Past, Present and Future

January 1st, 1989 | RESEARCH

In this article, Linda Snow Dockser, evaluator at the Please Touch Museum for Children, discusses research methods and findings from an evaluation of its "Play: Past, Present, and Future" exhibit. Researchers evaluated how the exhibit theme was interpreted and personalized by the audience and the extent to which the exhibit encouraged adult/child interaction.

Document

VSA-a0a2g1-a_5730.pdf

Team Members

Linda Snow Dockser, Author, Please Touch Museum for Children

Citation

Identifier Type: issn
Identifier: 0892-4996

Publication: Visitor Behavior
Volume: 4
Number: 1
Page(s): 13

Tags

Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Families | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Parents | Caregivers | Pre-K Children (0-5)
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM | Nature of science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits