Additional information
by Yuha Jung (Editor), Ann Rowson Love (Editor)
Systems Thinking in Museums explores the practical implication of systems thinking using real-life museum examples to illuminate stages of implementation and the challenges and opportunities. It suggests ways to incorporate systems thinking based on reflective questions and steps to encourage museum professionals to employ it in their own museum.
Author Biography
Yuha Jung, PhD, is an assistant professor of arts administration at the University of Kentucky. She holds an MA in museum studies from Syracuse University, MPA from the University of Georgia, and PhD in art education from the Pennsylvania State University with an emphasis on museum education and management. Her current research interests center around the incorporation of systems theory and organizational studies in arts and museum management and education. She has published numerous papers in the areas of culture diversity, engaging diverse audiences, systems theory, organizational culture, and informal learning in arts and cultural institutions. Ann Rowson Love, PhD, is the coordinating faculty member for the museum education and visitor-centered exhibitions program in the Department of Art Education at Florida State University. She is also faculty liaison to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Love has been a museum educator, curator, and administrator for over twenty-five years. She presents and publishes widely on curatorial collaboration, visitor studies, and art museum interpretation. Love is co-editor of Visitor-Centered Exhibitions and Edu-Curation in Art Museums also published by Rowman & Littlefield.
