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Sparking the flame, not filling the vessel: How museum educators teach history in Australian museums
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Zarmati, L, Sparking the flame, not filling the vessel: How museum educators teach history in Australian museums, Historical Encounters, 7, (3) pp. 76-91. ISSN 2203-7543 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This paper presents some results of research undertaken in nine Australian history museums during 2010 and 2011 on the work of museum educators. The research demonstrated that museum educators use the signature pedagogy of historical inquiry to actively teach history to students. This contradicts the dominant discourse of museum education research which focuses almost entirely on constructivist learning in museums. Findings in this paper may be of interest to museum and heritage educators, classroom history teachers, pre-service history educators and museum and heritage researchers. The case studies offer cultural institutions examples of how historical inquiry can be used to teach history in museums and heritage sites.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | history, historical inquiry, pedagogy, constructivism, museums, formal learning |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management) |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum |
UTAS Author: | Zarmati, L (Dr Louise Zarmati) |
ID Code: | 141828 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2020-11-24 |
Last Modified: | 2020-12-15 |
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