Connecting kids to history with museum exhibitions
By: D. Lynn McRainey and John Russick, editors
Publisher: Left Coast Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781598743821; 9781598743838
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Part 1: Valuing kids; label: Never too young to connect to history : cognitive development and learning / Sharon Shaffer; label: It's about them : using developmental frameworks to create exhibitions for children (and their grown-ups) / Elizabeth Reich Rawson; label: Experts, evaluators, and explorers : collaborating with kids / Anne Grimes Rand and Robert Kiihne; label: Part 2: Connecting kids to history; label: Finding the story in history / Leslie Bedford; label: Imagination, a child's gateway to engagement with the past / Daniel Spock; label: Playing with the past / Jon-Paul C. Dyson; label: A sense of the past / D. Lynn McRainey; label: Are we there yet? : children, history, and the power of place / Benjamin Filene; label: Part 3: Creating history exhibitions for kids; label: Shaping the space : designing for kids / Andy Anway and Neal Mayer; label: Making history interactive / John Russick; label: Is it real? : kids and collections / Mary Jane Taylor and Beth Twiss Houting; label: Write and design with the family in mind / Judy Rand; label: In a language they'll understand : media and museums / Gail Ringel