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Journal of Museum Education Volume 27, 2002 - Issue 1: Environments for Learning
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Museums as Learning Settings

The Importance of the Physical Environment

Lorraine E. Maxwell LORRAINE E. MAXWELL is an associate professor of design and environmental analysis at Cornell University, where she conducts research on physical environments, including childcare settings, schools, museums, the home, and playgrounds. She is especially interested in how attributes of these environments influence children's self-identity, learning, competency, and esteem.
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Gary W. Evans GARY W. EVANS is a professor of design and environmental analysis and of human development at Cornell University. His research interests are environmental stress, children's environments, and the developmental consequences of poverty.
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Billie Eilam, Merav Yosfan, Joel Lanir & Alan J. Wecker. (2023) Objects’ Characteristics and Arrangements in a History Museum: Relations to Student Learning and Experiences. Journal of Museum Education 48:1, pages 76-87.
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Daniel H. Solis, David Hutchinson & Nancy Longnecker. (2021) Formal Learning in Informal Settings—Increased Physics Content Knowledge After a Science Centre Visit. Frontiers in Education 6.
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Lea Susanne Faerber, Julian Hofmann, Dennis Ahrholdt & Oliver Schnittka. (2021) When are visitors actually satisfied at visitor attractions? What we know from more than 30 years of research. Tourism Management 84, pages 104284.
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Sigal Samon & Sharona T. Levy. (2021) The Role of Physical and Computer-Based Experiences in Learning Science Using a Complex Systems Approach. Science & Education 30:3, pages 717-753.
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Lea Susanne Faerber, Dennis C. Ahrholdt, Oliver Schnittka & Zeinab Rezvani. (2020) Visitor characteristics matter: how the positive impact of visit duration on visitor satisfaction at visitor attractions is moderated. Journal of Business Economics 91:3, pages 333-351.
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Annie M. White, Thomas Akiva, Peter S. Wardrip & Lisa Brahms. (2021) Facilitated Making in Museum‐Based Educational Makerspaces. Curator: The Museum Journal 64:1, pages 131-154.
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Assadullah Sadiq. (2018) ‘Baba, Take Us to Museum’: An Afghan refugee family’s engagement in language and literacy at the children’s museum. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy 20:4, pages 583-612.
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Eva Pietroni, Daniele Ferdani, Massimiliano Forlani, Alfonsina Pagano & Claudio Rufa. (2019) Bringing the Illusion of Reality Inside Museums—A Methodological Proposal for an Advanced Museology Using Holographic Showcases. Informatics 6:1, pages 2.
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Sue Allen. (2004) Designs for learning: Studying science museum exhibits that do more than entertain. Science Education 88:S1, pages S17-S33.
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