May 24th, 1995 | RESEARCH
In 1984, to begin addressing the issue of long-term learning in museums, [the authors] initiated a series of museum recollection studies. At the time, it seemed critical to understand memories of museums more broadly, to investigate their components, saliency, and persistence, both soon after the experience and long after. [They] began with a series of open-ended, ethnographic-style interviews, conducting the first 11 over a period fo two years. These early interviews proved so interesting and useful that [they] have continued to build on this line of research, as have many others. What does [their] work and that of other researchers reveal about museum memories?
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John H Falk, Author, Oregon State UniversityLynn Dierking, Author, Oregon State University
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1059-8650
Publication: The Journal of Museum Education
Volume: 20
Number: 2
Page(s): 10
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Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Public Programs