Connecting kids to history with museum exhibitions
By: D. Lynn McRainey and John Russick, editors.
Contributors: McRainey, D. Lynn.; Russick, John.
Publisher: Left Coast Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598743821; 9781598743838
Subjects: Museums -- Educational aspects -- United States; Museums -- Social aspects -- United States; Museum exhibits -- United States; History -- Study and teaching -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Valuing kids; title: Never too young to connect to history / Sharon Shaffer; title: It's about them : using developmental frameworks to create exhibitions for children (and their grown-ups) / Elizabeth Reich Rawson; title: Experts, evaluators, and explorers : collaborating with kids / Anne Grimes Rand and Robert Kiihne; title: pt. 2. Connecting kids to history; title: Finding the story in history / Leslie Bedford; title: Imagination, a child's gateway to engagement with the past / Daniel Spock; title: Playing with the past / Jon-Paul C. Dyson; title: A sense of the past / D. Lynn McRainey; title: Are we there yet? : children, history, and the power of place / Benjamin Filene; title: pt. 3. Creating history exhibitions for kids; title: Shaping the space : designing for kids / Andy Anway and Neal Mayer; title: Making history interactive / John Russick; title: Is it real? : kids and collections / Mary Jane Taylor and Beth Twiss Houting; title: Write and design with the family in mind / Judy Rand; title: In a language they'll understand : media and museums / Gail Ringel.