Authors
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Despina Kalessopoulou
Book Reviewer
Abstract
Reviewed Work:
Museums, Children and Social Action
Sharon E. Shaffer (2024)
London and New York: Routledge, 200 pages
ISBN 9781032120584
$180.00 (hardcover), $39.16 (softcover)
Author Biography
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Despina Kalessopoulou
Despina Kalessopoulou received her BA in Archaeology and History of Art from the University of Athens, her MA in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester and her Ph.D. in Museum Pedagogy from the University of Thessaly. She is currently Assistant Professor of Museum Education at the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care at the University of West Attica. Her publications and main research interests relate to the educational and social role of museums, and include the design of exhibition environments for children, intergenerational and experiential learning, social justice awareness of young children in museums, and the like. Before moving into academia, she worked for more than 20 years in various museums, including archaeological, historical, children, and art museums.
