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The Role of Authentic Objects in Museums of the History of Science and Technology: Findings from a visitor study

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Christopher P. Ostrowdun & Beaumie Kim. (2022) Learning with fossils: the interplay of boundary objects and museum educators’ talk in knowledge brokering. Museum Management and Curatorship 0:0, pages 1-21.
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Tirsa de Kluis, Sanne Romp & Anne M. Land-Zandstra. (2023) Science museum educators’ views on object-based learning: The perceived importance of authenticity and touch. Public Understanding of Science.
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Thiago Minete Cardozo & Costas Papadopoulos. (2021) Heritage Artefacts in the COVID-19 Era: The Aura and Authenticity of 3D Models. Open Archaeology 7:1, pages 519-539.
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Anna Venturini. (2020) Constructions of Authenticity at Scottish Historic House Museums. Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 16:2, pages 139-161.
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Stephan Schwan & Silke Dutz. (2020) How do Visitors Perceive the Role of Authentic Objects in Museums?. Curator: The Museum Journal 63:2, pages 217-237.
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Lisa Zachrich, Allison Weller, Christine Baron & Christiane Bertram. (2020) Historical experiences: A framework for encountering complex historical sources. History Education Research Journal 17:2.
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M. Besse, S. Fragnière, A. Müller, M. Piguet, L. Dubois, D. Miéville, S. Schoeb & D. Schumacher. (2019) Learning About Archaeology and Prehistoric Life. Science & Education 28:6-7, pages 759-795.
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Dylan J. J. van Gerven, Anne M. Land-Zandstra & Welmoet Damsma. (2019) From Hitler’s Sweater to Dinosaur Fossils: An Essentialist Outlook on Authenticity. Review of General Psychology 23:3, pages 371-381.
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Jane E. Buikstra. 2019. Bioarchaeologists Speak Out. Bioarchaeologists Speak Out 19 57 .
Stephan Schwan, Daniela Bauer, Lorenz Kampschulte & Constanze Hampp. (2017) Representation Equals Presentation?. Journal of Media Psychology 29:4, pages 176-187.
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Doris Lewalter & Stephan Schwan. (2017) Wissenschaftskommunikation in naturwissenschaftlich-technischen Museen aus psychologischer Sicht. Psychologische Rundschau 68:3, pages 182-187.
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Heather King & Marianne Achiam. (2017) The Case for Natural History. Science & Education 26:1-2, pages 125-139.
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Stephan Schwan. 2017. The Psychology of Digital Learning. The Psychology of Digital Learning 41 59 .
Susan A. Gelman & Natalie S. Davidson. (2016) Young children’s preference for unique owned objects. Cognition 155, pages 146-154.
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Kira Eghbal-Azar, Martin Merkt, Julia Bahnmueller & Stephan Schwan. (2016) Use of digital guides in museum galleries: Determinants of information selection. Computers in Human Behavior 57, pages 133-142.
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Stephan Schwan. 2016. Handbuch Informelles Lernen. Handbuch Informelles Lernen 379 395 .
Takalani Eric Mudzanani. (2015) Beyond storing old stuff: analysing the socio-economic value of museums. On the Horizon 23:4, pages 331-338.
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