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Small community collections enabling diversity: local history rooms in Tasmania
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Johnston, RM, Small community collections enabling diversity: local history rooms in Tasmania, The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, 2, (3) pp. 1-10. ISSN 1835-2014 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2009 Common Ground Publishing
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DOI: doi:10.18848/1835-2014/CGP/v02i03/44261
Abstract
This paper considers the role of local history rooms as small cultural institutions which are
very often located In rural areas and may play a part in contributIng to a sense of place and community.
As small cultural institutions, these places are promoled through online profiles of the locations and
communities they represent. The local history rooms appear to be repositories for artefacts valued by
the community and would appear to be potential fieldwork sites for children's learning. The paper
highlights the potential of local history room collections as displayed on Tasmanian local history room
websites for student engagement, partnership and learning in a time of fermemt in curriculum development
in Ausfralia. This exploratory work of small rural local history, collecllons builds on previous
research of online museum pedagogies and curricula for children.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Other Education |
| Research Field: | Education not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Other Education and Training |
| Objective Field: | Education and Training not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Johnston, RM (Dr Robbie Johnston) |
| ID Code: | 61018 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2010-02-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-11-25 |
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