Learning Local Immigration History In and Out of the Museum
In this article we utilize three case studies from the US as models for structuring historical inquiry in museum education programs focused on local immigration history. We focus on how models of practice from museums can be utilized as part of authentic history education pedagogy – in particular co...
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doaj-c00966a4e1e94769a1de24d3623f52932020-11-25T00:04:05ZengUniversity of LeicesterMuseum & Society1479-83602015-03-0113212314110.29311/mas.v13i2.322310Learning Local Immigration History In and Out of the MuseumJeremy Stoddard0Alan Marcus1Kurt Squire2John Martin3College of William & Mary School of Education PO Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187University of Connecticut Gentry 424 Unit 3033 249 Glenbrook Road Storrs, CT 06269University of Wisconsin – Madison 544B Teacher Education Building 225 N Mills St Madison, WI 53706-1707John Martin, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Wisconsin, USA) Sr. Teaching & Learning Consultant UW-Madison, Academic Technology 608-556-3061In this article we utilize three case studies from the US as models for structuring historical inquiry in museum education programs focused on local immigration history. We focus on how models of practice from museums can be utilized as part of authentic history education pedagogy – in particular conducting historical inquiry with archival material and creating engaging exhibits. The three cases we draw from are the Tenement Museum (New York City), the Open House exhibit at the Minnesota History Center (St Paul, Minnesota), and a middle grades project in the Greenbush neighborhood (Madison, Wisconsin).https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/article/view/322 |
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In this article we utilize three case studies from the US as models for structuring historical inquiry in museum education programs focused on local immigration history. We focus on how models of practice from museums can be utilized as part of authentic history education pedagogy – in particular conducting historical inquiry with archival material and creating engaging exhibits. The three cases we draw from are the Tenement Museum (New York City), the Open House exhibit at the Minnesota History Center (St Paul, Minnesota), and a middle grades project in the Greenbush neighborhood (Madison, Wisconsin). |
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