The essential architecture of the learning experience in history museums : a phenomenological study

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This study undertakes an in-depth investigation of the learning experience of selected visitors to three Australian museums.The research questions guiding the study were:Central Research Question: What is the essence of the learning experience in history museums? Sub-questions:limitations of the methods used and the move to a more phenomenologically based investigation.Chapter seven orientates the reader to the philosophical structures of phenomenology, in particular discussing the contributions of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger.Chapter eight reports on the second stage of the Main Study.Chapter nine explores the nature of the experience from a phenomenological perspective.Chapter ten draws together the findings of the study and the implications for practice.It continues with a discussion as to how the findings of the study complement, supplement or conflict with existing discourses.It concludes with a brief statement on the boundaries of the study and suggestions for further rese

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