International Thinking on Children in Museums

A Sociocultural View of Practice
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-27581-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

Reihe: Global Perspectives on Children in Museums

International Thinking on Children in Museums introduces current research, theory, and practice about young learners in museums around the world. The book imparts vital knowledge about the nature of childhood and children’s learning that will improve understanding of the very youngest museum-goers.

Including contributions from practitioners, scholars, and consultants around the globe, this volume examines museum practices and children’s learning across a range of distinct cultural and geographic locales. The framework of the book is based on research and current thinking in the realm of developmental psychology, sociology, and anthropology, allowing the contributors to examine the evolution of early learning and children’s programs through a sociocultural lens. This broad-based look at international museum practices for children offers a rare view of the field from an important, but oft-neglected perspective: that of society and culture.

International Thinking on Children in Museums will broaden understanding of museum practice across cultures and geographic regions and, as such, will be of interest to scholars and students engaged in the study of museum education, museum studies, and early learning. It should also provide a much-needed source of inspiration for museum practitioners working around the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaffer, Sharon E.

Shaffer, Sharon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I The Conceptualization of Childhood and Sociocultural Theory;Chapter 1 Conceptualizing Childhood;Chapter 2 The Museum as a Cultural Institution;Sociocultural Theory: Influences on Museum Experiences for Children;Section II Research Perspectives from the Field;Chapter 3 Connecting Young Children’s Learning Processes with Art Museum Practices;Chapter 4 Young Children and Cultural Citizenship in Australia;Section III Case Studies on Children and Museums;Chapter 5 From Tool to Process: On Learning in Swedish Museums;Chapter 6 Play Africa: Disrupting with Children in Johannesburg, South Africa;Chapter 7 Early Learners in Lebanese Archaeology and Art Museums: A Sociocultural Case-Study;Chapter 8 Developing Programs for Young Children at the National Museum of China;Chapter 9 Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center: A Gathering Place Where East Meets West;Chapter 10 Inspiring Young Children in Museums: The Smithsonian Institution, Leading the Way;Chapter 11 A Case for Early Learning in Peruvian Museums;Chapter 12 Discovering World Cultures through Chester Beatty’s Collections for Primary Schools;Section IV Museum Practices in a Global Society;Chapter 13 Making Sense of International Perspectives on Children in Museums

Über Autor(innen)

Sharon E. Shaffer is recognized as a national and international leader in early learning in museums. As an independent consultant, she collaborates with traditional museums, children’s museums, and schools in their efforts to imagine and reimagine meaningful ways to engage children in learning about their world and themselves. She draws on her many years of experience in the field, including her tenure as the Founding Director for the Smithsonian Institution’s model lab school in Washington, DC, where she established a signature program of learning for the Institution. In recognition of her pioneering work, Shaffer received The Secretary’s Gold Medal for Exceptional Service from the Smithsonian – the only educator with this distinction – for creating a national model in museum-based learning for young children. Shaffer teaches for The University of Virginia and publishes regularly. She was the guest editor for the Journal of Museum Education (Spring 2012), "Early Learning: A National Conversation." The success of her first book, Engaging Young Children in Museums (2015), now translated into Chinese and Greek, led to a second, Object Lessons and Early Learning (2018). Her second text explores the power of objects in learning, children’s curiosity about the world, and their natural affinity to collect.