Constructivism in museums: How museums create meaningful learning environments

Transforming Practice: Selections from the Journal of Museum Education, 1992-1999

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 212-221

  Jeffery, Kodi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

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