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Integrating Scaffolding Experiences for the Youngest Visitors in Museums

Barbara Wolf Barbara Wolf, PhD, is Associate Vice President of Research and Family Learning Evaluation at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; she is also a Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Professor Emeritus of Education and Evaluation Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. Her work focuses on process learning and outcomes measurement.
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Elizabeth Wood Elizabeth Wood, PhD, is an associate professor of museum studies and teacher education at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and public scholar of museums, families, and learning at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Her research and evaluation work focuses on critical museum pedagogy and object-based learning.
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