WINNING OVER TWEENS: MUSEUM PROGRAMMING FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDIENCE
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Authors
Verbanszky, Stephanie J.
Issue Date
2006
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
This study investigates tween psychology and neuroscience in literature and translates the findings for the use of museum educators. It reports on current museum efforts to address the tween audience and provides museum educators with knowledge and tools to better serve this audience.
Divided into thirteen sections, this study begins with the statement of purpose for this study, accompanied by its research goals and objectives. The next section details the methodology utilized in performing the primary and secondary research, followed by a description of the limitations of the methodology used.
The main sections of the study follow. First, the literature review examines literature in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and museum studies that pertains to the characteristics of tweens and museum efforts to address the tween audience. The literature review is divided into six thematic sections: 1) a discussion of adolescent and early adolescent psychology; 2) a discussion of adolescent and early adolescent neuroscience; 3) a review of parent and teacher guides for dealing with tweens; 4) an examination of the theory and practices of youth development; 5) an assessment of the literature about tweens in museums; 6) and finally a summary.