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Critical Culture: Environmental Adult Education in Public Museums.

Authors :
Bell, Lorraine
Clover, Darlene E.
Source :
New Directions for Adult & Continuing Education. Spring2017, Vol. 2017 Issue 153, p17-29. 13p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

This chapter explores how museums, as educational and cultural institutions, can become agents of socioecological transformation. The ideas of critical museum studies and environmental adult education are reviewed, and three examples of environmental adult education in museums are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*ENVIRONMENTAL education
*ADULT education
*MUSEUMS
*ADULT learning
*ENVIRONMENTAL literacy

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Language :
English
ISSN :
10522891
Volume :
2017
Issue :
153
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Directions for Adult & Continuing Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
121851283
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.20218
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