Joshua P. Gutwill is Acting Director of Visitor Research at the Exploratorium science center in San Francisco. He is coauthor of the Exploratorium professional volume Fostering Active Prolonged Engagement and several articles on science education, museum evaluation and informal learning. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. Sue Allen is Director of Visitor Research and Evaluation at the Exploratorium, a position from which she is on leave while serving as Program Director, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation. Allen is author of Finding Significance, and of multiple articles on science education, museum evaluation, and informal learning. She holds a Ph. D. from University of California, Berkeley.
In an effort to encourage more self-motivated learning, educators at San Francisco's Exploratorium came up with an activity called 'Juicy Question.' ... If all goes according to plan, [visitors will] investigate and reflect [on an exhibit], thereby learning more about the process of scientific inquiry itself. This book details the 'Juicy Question' approach, describes the educational principles behind it and offers advice for adapting the game for your own museum. The promotion of such group inquiry, the authors believe, can advance school science education and encourage lifelong learning." - Museum Magazine
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