Using museums as an educational resource : an introductory handbook for students and teachers / Graeme K. Talboys

By:

Talboys, Graeme K

Publication details: Aldershot (UK) : Arena, cop. 1996Description: xiii, 186 pISBN:

1857423445

Summary: Visits to museums have long been an important aspect of the education of young people and in recent years it has been increasingly recognised that education is core to the purpose of the museum. Not only do they introduce students to the many and varied forms of our material culture, they also introduce them to social, historical and scientific encounters that are difficult to find elsewhere. This hook aims, through the discussion of theory and practice, to provide a comprehensive introduction for students, practising teachers, and other educators, to all that is required to make good educational use of museums. It does so in a number of ways. To begin with, it explores what a museum is, their value in the education of children, and why they require special teaching skills. It then goes on to look at the practicalities of planning, preparing and conducting a visit. Next, it introduces the basic skills involved in working with the resource (such as sites, buildings, objects, and the like) that are required to make the best educational use of museums. Finally, it considers ways of following-up work done outside the classroom, including some of the longer-term strategies that teachers should consider. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 03311	1	Available (Disponible)		1900064460

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. First principles: 1. What is a museum? ; 2. Why take pupils to museums? ; 3. Why special skills are necessary to use museums for teaching -- II. Preparatory strategies: 4. Aspects of a visit ; 5. Planning a visit ; 6. Preparing for a visit - the teacher ; 7. Preparing for a visit - the pupils ; 8. The visit -- III. Using the resource: 9. Working on or with a site ; 10. Working with a building ; 11. Working with an object and with a series or collection of objects ; 12. Working with pictorial material ; 13. Working with documentary material ; 14. Using a loan service ; 15. Using simulation ; 16. Using the written word ; IV. Following-through: 17. Follow-up ; 18. Longer term strategies ; 19. Useful information -- Bibliography -- Index

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