Title: Education, values and ethics in international heritage : learning to respect /
Authors: Atkinson, Jeanette.
Year: 2014
Subjects: Cultural property Protection Moral and ethical aspects.; Cultural property Protection Study and teaching.; Historic preservation Moral and ethical aspects.; Historic preservation Study and teaching.; Antiquities Collection and preservation Moral and ethical aspects.
Abstract: The changing and evolving relationship between museums and communities, Indigenous, ethnic and marginalized, has been a primary point of discussion in the heritage sector in recent years. Questions of official and unofficial heritage, whose artefacts to collect and exhibit and why, have informed and influenced museum practice. Developing from this, a key issue is whether it is possible to raise awareness of differing cultural perspectives, values and beliefs and incorporate this into the education and training of heritage professionals, with the aim of making 'cultural awareness' an integrated and sustainable core part of future heritage training and practice. This book discusses perceptions of values and ethics, authenticity and significance, and documents the historical, heritage and education context in North America, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, with a particular emphasis on Aotearoa New Zealand.
Contents: Concepts of engagement in Aotearoa New Zealand -- Concepts of engagement in the wider context -- Values and ethics from an international perspective -- Defining values, exploring ethics -- Authenticity and significance -- Education and heritage -- The intersection of museums and communities -- Language and context for understanding -- Communicating values : affective principles.