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Young Children Visit Museums

Author : Margaret Carr,Brenda Soutar,Leanne Clayton,Bronwen Cowie,Jeanette Clarkin-Phillips,Shelley Butler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000635997

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Young Children Visit Museums by Margaret Carr,Brenda Soutar,Leanne Clayton,Bronwen Cowie,Jeanette Clarkin-Phillips,Shelley Butler Pdf

Bringing different cultural perspectives on creativity with them, teachers and children in two early childhood education sites in Aotearoa New Zealand were using museum visits as jumping off places to hone their creative capacity building. As a contribution to Tim Ingold’s discussion of anthropology and/as education, and also finding John Dewey’s writing valuable (specifically his framing of ‘enduring attitudes’), the authors employ a navigation metaphor throughout the discussion. They describe a coming together of four Cultural Anchors (thinking from materials) with four Coordinates (creative capacity builders) to describe ways in which the children were making creative sense of the museum exhibits, while at the same time gathering information about them. They take these travel metaphors from a star cluster in the southern hemisphere night sky, Matariki, which provided early sea-going Māori with guidance as they navigated wide stretches of ocean in their sea-going canoes to reach Aotearoa New Zealand. A Māori immersion early childhood centre and school, and a New Zealand kindergarten provided lively examples of children’s and teachers’ responses to the treasured artefacts (taonga) in their local museums. The book describes an ecosocial framing, from ‘little to big’, and illustrates the different cultural perspectives on creativity. The Mana Tamariki kaiako (teachers) gifted us a title—He taonga, he rerenga arorangi (Where there are treasured objects, the spirit is nurtured and creativity will be inspired).

Engaging Young Children in Museums

Author : Sharon E Shaffer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315429557

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Engaging Young Children in Museums by Sharon E Shaffer Pdf

What does a museum do with a kindergartner who walks through the door? The growth of interest in young children learning in museums has joined the national conversation on early childhood education. Written by Sharon Shaffer, the founding Executive Director of the innovative Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, this is the first book for museum professionals as well as students offering guidance on planning programming for young children.This groundbreaking book:-Explains the various ways in which children learn-Shows how to use this knowledge to design effective programs using a variety of teaching models-Includes examples of successful programs, tested activities, and a set of best practices

Working with Young Children in Museums

Author : Abigail Hackett,Rachel Holmes,Christina MacRae
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429785030

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Working with Young Children in Museums by Abigail Hackett,Rachel Holmes,Christina MacRae Pdf

Working with Young Children in Museums makes a major contribution to the small body of extant research on young children in museums, galleries and heritage sites. Bridging theory and practice, the book introduces theoretical concepts in a clear and concise manner, whilst also providing inspirational insights into everyday programming in museums. Structured around three key themes, this volume seeks to diverge from the dominant socio-cultural learning models that are generally employed in the museum learning literature. It introduces a body of theories that have variously been called new materialist, spatial, posthuman and Deleuzian; theories which enable a focus on the body, movement and place and which have not yet been widely shared or developed with the museum sector or explicitly connected to practice. This book outlines these theories in an accessible way, explaining their usefulness for conceptualising young children in museums and connecting them to practical examples of programming in a range of locations via a series of contributed case studies. Connecting theory to practice for readers in a way that emphasises possibility, Working with Young Children in Museums should be essential reading for museum practitioners working in a range of institutions around the world. It should be of equal interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of museum learning, early childhood education and children’s experiences in museums.

Engaging Young Children in Museums

Author : Sharon E Shaffer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315429564

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Engaging Young Children in Museums by Sharon E Shaffer Pdf

What does a museum do with a kindergartner who walks through the door? The growth of interest in young children learning in museums has joined the national conversation on early childhood education. Written by Sharon Shaffer, the founding Executive Director of the innovative Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, this is the first book for museum professionals as well as students offering guidance on planning programming for young children.This groundbreaking book:-Explains the various ways in which children learn-Shows how to use this knowledge to design effective programs using a variety of teaching models-Includes examples of successful programs, tested activities, and a set of best practices

Katie and the Sunflowers

Author : James Mayhew
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408337226

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Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew Pdf

Join Katie as she steps into some of the most famous paintings in the world for an exciting art adventure! Katie would love to grow her own flowers, so when she sees some seeds in Van Gogh's Sunflowers masterpiece she can't resist reaching in and grabbing some . . . Mimi, a little girl from a painting nearby, comes to help, but when Mimi's dog Zazou comes too disaster follows! 'A wonderful way to engage children with art. A brilliant combination of education and storytelling' - Parents in Touch (Katie's Picture Show) This art adventure features five famous post-impressionist paintings: Sunflowers and Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent van Gogh, Breton Girls Dancing and Tahitian Pastorals by Paul Gauguin and Still Life, with Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne. Classic picture book character, Katie, has been delighting children for over 25 years. Why not collect all 13 titles in the series? Katie's Picture Show Katie and the Impressionists Katie and the Mona Lisa Katie and the British Artists Katie and the Waterlily Pond Katie and the Starry Night Katie and the Spanish Princess Katie and the Bathers Katie in London Katie's London Christmas Katie in Scotland Katie and the Dinosaurs

Snapshots of Museum Experience

Author : Elee Kirk,Will Buckingham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351214056

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Snapshots of Museum Experience by Elee Kirk,Will Buckingham Pdf

Children are one of the major audiences for museums, but their visits are often seen solely from the point of view of museum learning. In Snapshots of Museum Experience, Will Buckingham draws upon Elee Kirk’s research amongst child visitors to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, to take a different approach. Using a method of photo-elicitation with four-and five-year-old child visitors to the museum, the book investigates children’s experience of the museum, and in the process undermines many of our assumptions about the interests, needs and demands of child museum visitors. Drawing together the fields of museum studies and childhood studies, the book considers children as active creators of the museum visit. It investigates the way that children navigate and take control of the physical and social spaces of the museum, finding their own idiosyncratic pathways through these spaces. It also explores how elements of the museum ‘light up’, becoming salient to the child visitor. Finally, it investigates how children make sense through intellectually and imaginatively engaging with these elements of the museum visit. Snapshots of Museum Experience gives a unique insight into the sheer diversity of children’s museum experiences and discusses how museums might cater more successfully to the needs of their child visitors. As such, it should be of great interest to academics, researchers and students in the fields of museum studies, visitor studies and childhood studies. It should also be essential reading for museum educators and exhibition designers.

Welcoming Young Children into the Museum

Author : Sarah Erdman,Nhi Nguyen,Margaret Middleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000482393

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Welcoming Young Children into the Museum by Sarah Erdman,Nhi Nguyen,Margaret Middleton Pdf

Welcoming Young Children into the Museum provides all of the information practitioners need to consider when making the decision to engage with this audience and their carers. Meeting the reader where they are, this guide enables professionals to work toward outcomes that fit with their needs. Working methodically from the initial stages of bringing staff on board, through to implementation and evaluation, readers are carefully steered through each phase. "Big-picture" needs, like adherence to mission, are considered alongside logistical components, like cleaning schedules, to ensure that museums cater to young children in a way that is beneficial to both the visitors and the institution. Drawing on current neurological research and best practices in early childhood education and development, this guide presents case studies from a variety of different institutions around the world that demonstrate that creating interesting, developmentally appropriate opportunities for young children is about much more than just simplifying what is already on offer. Erdman, Nguyen and Middleton demonstrate that the age and needs of the visitors must be taken into careful consideration, as well as the assets and potential obstacles of the institution. Welcoming Young Children into the Museum will be essential reading for professionals working in museums large and small, regardless of type. It will be useful to those who are considering setting up new programmes for early years audiences and those with existing programmes, who would like to improve their offering.

Milo's Museum

Author : Zetta Elliott
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : African American girls
ISBN : 1537580965

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Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott Pdf

Milo is excited about her class trip to the museum. The docent leads them on a tour and afterward Milo has time to look around on her own. But something doesn't feel right, and Milo gradually realizes that the people from her community are missing from the museum. When her aunt urges her to find a solution, Milo takes matters into her own hands and opens her own museum!

Museum Visits and Activities for Family Life Enrichment

Author : Barbara H. Butler,Marvin B. Sussman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Families
ISBN : 0866567585

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Museum Visits and Activities for Family Life Enrichment by Barbara H. Butler,Marvin B. Sussman Pdf

In this one-of-a-kind volume, museum staff and social scientists begin to explore the many facets of the relationship between museums and families. They examine the museum's importance to the family as a source for socialization and learning. At the heart of this exciting book is a concentration on developing programs of experiential learning and knowledge building that will assist families in understanding their history and culture.

Children’s Museums as a New Informal Learning Environment in China

Author : Xin Gong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000545814

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Children’s Museums as a New Informal Learning Environment in China by Xin Gong Pdf

Based on solid theoretical and empirical analyses, this book provides a first and fresh introduction to the recent development of children’s museums in China, along with their educational and social impacts as an informal learning environment for children, families, and society in general. To understand the benefits of children’s museums and in providing stimulating, informal education to children, the book looks into the origin and historical development of these institutions and how they have been influenced by informal learning theory, museum education, and early childhood education while providing case studies of children’s museums in China and the learning that takes place in them. This research analyses the process of informal learning and provides guidance on ways of elevating children’s cognitive and noncognitive development in the informal space. Different stakeholders of children's museums, including parents and educators, practitioners and designers, researchers of informal education, early childhood education, and policy makers will benefit from the insights provided in this book.

International Thinking on Children in Museums

Author : Sharon E. Shaffer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000200058

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International Thinking on Children in Museums by Sharon E. Shaffer Pdf

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.

Museums, Children and Social Action

Author : Sharon E. Shaffer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781003834007

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Museums, Children and Social Action by Sharon E. Shaffer Pdf

Museums, Children and Social Action examines the role that museums play in reaching, teaching and inspiring children as global citizens of the world and, looking to the future, argues that the sustainability of museums will come from strengthening relationships with young visitors. Presenting a diverse range of programs, exhibitions and outreach from museums across five continents, Shaffer highlights how museums are already serving children and making a difference in their lives. Arguing that museums have a unique responsibility to connect this audience with relevant social issues and challenges, such as social injustice, racism, climate change and poverty, Shaffer simultaneously acknowledges that a large number of children are still on the margins of the institution and its mission. Recognizing the ways in which museums are currently serving children, the book also considers what museums could and should be doing as they plan for the future, raising critical questions about core values, community partners and social agendas. Museums, Children and Social Action is essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of museums, social justice and childhood. It encourages museums to make it their mission to educate and serve this audience and their families for the good of children, as well as museums, while also considering what their institutions can do to make a lasting impact on children and their families.

An Integrated Play-based Curriculum for Young Children

Author : Olivia N. Saracho
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136842115

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An Integrated Play-based Curriculum for Young Children by Olivia N. Saracho Pdf

Play provides young children with the opportunity to express their ideas, symbolize, and test their knowledge of the world. This book offers the theoretical framework for understanding the origins of an early childhood play-based curriculum and how young children learn and understand concepts in a social and physical environment.

Family Spaces in Art Museums

Author : Julia Forbes,Marianna Adams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538148860

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Family Spaces in Art Museums by Julia Forbes,Marianna Adams Pdf

Families are a critical audience for art museums and museums use many different strategies for reaching families, such as special family days and festivals, workshops, special tours, family backpacks and gallery guides, in-gallery materials or demonstration carts, and specific family galleries. Here is a practical guide based on research that helps art museum educators understand the role and value of spaces designed for families and helps them to create dedicated spaces for intergenerational play and learning. This book features insights, best practices, and lessons learned from years of experience in creating dedicated spaces for families in a wide range of art museums. Through case studies, in-depth stories, and engaging graphics and images this book identifies key issues that museum professionals need to consider when developing family spaces in museums. This book is a how-to guide to creating or updating an interactive family space. Everything you need to know, soup to nuts, from understanding your audience to hiring a designer and opening your doors to the public is here. Each section is situated within groundbreaking visitor research findings and how museum educators have used those findings to better understand the family audience and develop fun, safe, inclusive, spaces that inspire wonder and curiosity, as well as places for meaning-making and family bonding, all in the service of creating loyal and committed museum visitors.

Literature and Literacy for Young Children

Author : Cyndi Giorgis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000993042

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Literature and Literacy for Young Children by Cyndi Giorgis Pdf

The 8th edition of this bestselling text provides a framework and instructional strategies for identifying, selecting, and teaching high-quality children’s literature for ages 0–8. This new edition’s emphasis on diverse literature will assist in positively impacting the lives of all young people. Effective instructional approaches for using literature as a teaching tool are coupled with developmentally appropriate methods for sharing literature with young children. This book is a foundational text for graduate and undergraduate students in early childhood education, early literacy, literacy methods, children’s literature, and literature instruction.