Museums as Contexts for Transformative Experiences and Identity Development

Journal of Museum Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 341-352

  Garner, Joanna K ^a   Kaplan, Avi ^b   Pugh, Kevin ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; life span; museum education; museum learning; transformative experiences; visitor engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991250625     PISSN: 10598650     EISSN: 20516169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10598650.2016.1199343     Document Type: Article

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