Interpretive Planning for Museums : Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Decision Making.

By: Wells, MarcellaContributor(s): Butler, Barbara H | Koke, Judith | Koke, JudithMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Walnut Creek : Routledge, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781611321586Subject(s): Interpretation of cultural and natural resources -- Planning -- Decision making | Museum visitors -- Attitudes | Museums -- Educational aspects | Museums -- Planning -- Decision making | Museums -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Interpretive Planning for Museums : Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Decision MakingDDC classification: 069 LOC classification: AM121 -- .W45 2013ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual Foundations -- 3. Interpretive Planning -- 4. The Outcomes Hierarchy -- 5. Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Master Interpretive Planning -- 6. Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Project Interpretive Planning -- 7. Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix A. Example of Outcomes Hierarchy Used as an Executive Summary of Visitor Perspectives -- Appendix B. Sample Tables of Contents of Interpretive Plans -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.
Summary: Museum professionals' increased focus on visitors in recent years has been demonstrated by, among other things, the enhanced practice of evaluation and the development of interpretive plans. Yet too often, these efforts function independent of one another. This book helps museums integrate visitors' perspectives into interpretive planning by recognizing, defining, and recording desired visitor outcomes throughout the process. The integration of visitor studies in the practice of interpretive planning is also based on the belief that the greater our understanding, tracking, and monitoring of learners, the greater the impact museums will make on public understanding of the science and humanities disciplines. An approach that advocates thoughtful and intentional interpretive planning that constantly integrates visitor perspectives is the next step in working with, rather than for, our communities; a step toward truly becoming visitor-centered and impactful as essential learning institutions of the 21st century.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual Foundations -- 3. Interpretive Planning -- 4. The Outcomes Hierarchy -- 5. Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Master Interpretive Planning -- 6. Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Project Interpretive Planning -- 7. Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix A. Example of Outcomes Hierarchy Used as an Executive Summary of Visitor Perspectives -- Appendix B. Sample Tables of Contents of Interpretive Plans -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.

Museum professionals' increased focus on visitors in recent years has been demonstrated by, among other things, the enhanced practice of evaluation and the development of interpretive plans. Yet too often, these efforts function independent of one another. This book helps museums integrate visitors' perspectives into interpretive planning by recognizing, defining, and recording desired visitor outcomes throughout the process. The integration of visitor studies in the practice of interpretive planning is also based on the belief that the greater our understanding, tracking, and monitoring of learners, the greater the impact museums will make on public understanding of the science and humanities disciplines. An approach that advocates thoughtful and intentional interpretive planning that constantly integrates visitor perspectives is the next step in working with, rather than for, our communities; a step toward truly becoming visitor-centered and impactful as essential learning institutions of the 21st century.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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