December 1st, 2006 | RESEARCH
This study expands our understanding of family learning by looking closely at mother-child interaction with mothers and their preschool aged children (3-5). Conversation between adults and children in museums has historically been the most common indicator of learning. Most of those studies have been conducted with parents and children 6 and older. However, this study demonstrates that mothers of younger children use forms of interaction besides language to support their children's museum experience. Many of these interactions are subtle and non-verbal.
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Northern Illinois University, ContributorLorrie Beaumont, Author, Evergreene Research and Evaluation LLC
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Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls
Audience: Adults | Evaluators | Museum | ISE Professionals | Pre-K Children (0-5)
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Doctoral Dissertation | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits