%0 Journal Article %T Dialogue in education %A Lynn Uyen Tran %J JCOM : Journal of Science Communication %D 2008 %I SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati %X What is the meaning of ˇ°dialogueˇ± in education? Why is dialogue important in learning processes? Tran proposes a short review of the literature, starting with Vygotsky and ending with a new field of research in informal learning - conversations among the public visiting museums as a collaborative environment for learning. %K Science communication: theories and models %U http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/07/01/Jcom0701%282008%29C01/Jcom0701%282008%29C04/Jcom0701%282008%29C04.pdf