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Leticia,

Some articles to look into on family learning in science centers:

Borun, M., Chamber, M.B., Dritsas, J. & Johnson, J.I. (1997) Enhancing 
family learning through exhibits.  Curator, 40(4), 279-295

Borun, M., Chambers, M., & Cleghorn, A. (1996). Families are learning in 
science museums. Curator, 39(2), 124-138.

Borun, M., & Dritsas, J. (1997). Developing family-friendly exhibits. 
Curator, 40(3), 178-196.

Diamond, J. (1986). The behavior of family groups in science museums. 
Curator, 29(2), 139-154.

Dierking, L. D., & Falk, J. H. (1994). Family behavior and learning in 
informal science settings: A review of the research. Science Education, 
78(1), 57-72.


In terms of electronic sources, look up Kevin Crowley's website which 
has many of his articles as PDFs you can download.  He is doing research 
on families and conversations/explanations.   
http://kevincrowley.com/olpubs.html


Hope this helps.  I'm sure others can think of more sources as well!





Pérez Castellanos Leticia wrote:

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>Hi everybody, I'm looking for information about families in science museums: the time they take in their visits, reading of texts, behavior. 
>Does anybody could recommend me some resources or references, especially those I can get through internet? 
>
>Thanks a lot
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>Leticia Pérez Castellanos
>Research and evaluation department
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