Lives of Museum Junkies, Second Edition

By peering into the political and educational climate of the 1960s, readers discover factors that propelled the hands-on education movement into prominence. The book shares the missteps and breakthroughs of Marilynne Eichinger and 11 other naive but dedicated museum directors, board volunteers, and National Science Foundation managers as they strove to change how science was taught. Their oft-humorous stories are revealed with honesty and clarity. Responding to the latest research in learni...