Integration of Play, Learning, and Experience: What Museums Afford Young Visitors

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Author(s): Henderson, Tara Zollinger, Atencio, David J.

Journal Title: Early Childhood Education Journal

NIFP Rating: 4

This paper examines important factors in maximizing children’s experiential learning in the context of inquiry-based children’s museums. Learning is understood as situated in physical, social, and interactive context that is best achieved when children have opportunities to engage in play-based inquiry. Recommendations for maximizing children’s learning in museums, supporting children’s interactions with peers and adults, and offering affordances for children’s play are discussed.

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