Education and the Historic Environment

by Corbishley,Mike

• ISBN13: 9780415284288
• ISBN10: 0415284287
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-03-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The past is everywhere around us, and teaching about the past is a common trait of all societies. However, the choice of what past is taught, and how, are complex decisions. These chapters argue for the value of using the physical remains of the past. This evidence is not commonly used in education for a range of reasons, including lack of time and experience, so the introductory chapters show how and where the historic environment can be used to fit into and enhance learning. These guidelines are reinforced by case studies from a wide cross section of the heritage sector that also prove that physical heritage can not only be used to teach obvious subjects such as history, but is also useful across the curriculum, from literacy and numeracy to citizenship. Practical, inspiring and instructive,Education and the HistoricEnvironmentemphasizes the contribution to both education and heritage that results from a positive relationship between the two disciplines. Teachers at all levels, andstudents, academics, and professionals in archaeology and heritage management will all be able to use the case studies to reform and enhance their work.

Table of Contents

List of figures	xi
List of tables	xiii
List of contributors	xv
Foreword	xvii
List of abbreviations	xix
Peter Stone
INTRODUCTION: EDUCATION AND THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY	1	(12)
PART I: THE PRESENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
1 Don Henson
THE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM	13	(10)
2 Don Henson
ARCHAEOLOGY IN SCHOOLS	23	(10)
3 Tim Copeland
INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY: CONSTRUCTING PASTS	33	(8)
4 Dave Jones
ARCHAEOLOGY IN FURTHER EDUCATION	41	(6)
5 Yannis Hamilakis and Paul Rainbird
INTERROGATING PEDAGOGIES: ARCHAEOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION	47	(8)
6 Gary Lock
ROLLING BACK THE YEARS: LIFELONG LEARNING AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM	55	(12)
PART II: NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
7 Mike Corbishley
ENGLISH HERITAGE EDUCATION: LEARNING TO LEARN FROM THE PAST	67	(6)
8 Sue Mitchell
HISTORIC SCOTLAND AND EDUCATION: A HOLISTIC APPROACH	73	(6)
9 Don Henson and Fiona Davidson
THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE COUNCIL FOR SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY	79	(10)
10 Pippa Henry
THE YOUNG ARCHAEOLOGISTS' CLUB: ITS ROLE WITHIN INFORMAL EDUCATION	89	(12)
11 Peter Lassey
VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ARCHAEOLOGY	101	(12)
PART III: THE EDUCATIVE ROLE OF AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA
12 Alex West
ARCHAEOLOGY AND TELEVISION	113	(8)
13 Graham McElearney
THE USE OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY	121	(14)
PART IV: EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE
14 Vikki Pearson
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN EDUCATION SERVICE	135	(8)
15 Caroline Malim
ARCHAEOLOGY AND EDUCATION IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE	143	(18)
16 Pippa Smith
OUTREACH AT WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY	161	(12)
17 Andrew Jones
USING OBJECTS: THE YORIK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST APPROACH	173	(12)
18 Dave Weldrake
ARCHAEOLOGY AT WILSDEN, WEST YORKSHIRE: A LOCAL FOCUS FOR NATIONAL CURRICULUM WORK	185	(10)
19 Bill Bevan, John Barnatt, Mike Dymond, Mark Edmonds and Graham McElearney
PUBLIC PREHISTORIES: ENGAGING ARCHAEOLOGY ON GARDOM'S EDGE, DERBYSHIRE	195	(18)
20 Damion Willcock
KILMARTIN HOUSE TRUST	213	(8)
Index	221