When Children Take the Lead in Exploring Art Museums with their Adult Partners.

Jeffers, Carol

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Publication Date: 1999

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When Children Take the Lead in Exploring Art Museums with their Adult Partners.

Jeffers, Carol

Art Education, v52 n6 p45-51 Nov 1999

Presents the findings from a study in which children acted as art museum tour guides for their adult pre- and in-service teachers. Focuses on the children's conceptions of museums, art museum rules, and tour guides; the children's interpretations of artworks; and the learning outcomes. (CMK)

Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers, Arts Centers, Child Role, Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Museums, Outcomes of Education, Preservice Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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