Editors:
Attitudes towards museum education and museum educators have evolved over recent years, with both now central to the development of policies, practices, and research for successful engagement. Museum Education is now a field of study in its own right, rather than a strand of Museum Studies.
The Museum and Heritage Education Handbook defines museum and heritage as all cultural sites that interpret collections and spaces for public education, understanding and enjoyment, including art galleries, historic houses and archaeological sites. The Handbookwill be a unique new international practical reference, combining rich theory with innovative practice in order to address a global need for academic reflection and discussion. It will discuss how museums, galleries and heritage sites can continue to offer opportunities for the deep academic, emotional, social and physical engagement that is needed in a time of political and economic uncertainty and social transience.
Chapter 1 Education as essential to international museum values
Chapter 2 Deep thought – philosophical considerations in museum education
Chapter 3 A joint venture – placemaking through education in museums and historic sites
Chapter 4 Who pays the piper and who calls the tune?
Chapter 5 Pillars of the establishment or agents of change?
Chapter 6 Decolonising narratives in Indonesian museums
Chapter 7 Democratising culture: getting down and dirty in industrial museums
Chapter 8 In defence of museum education
Chapter 9 Museum education: the forgotten profession?
Chapter 10 Formal, non-formal, informal: the 21st century museum as a site for learning
Chapter 11 Embracing the untouchable: strategies for engaging learners with intangible heritage
Chapter 12 Seeing is believing – the importance of visual literacy theory in museum education
Chapter 13 Let’s get physical: applying spatial theories to museum education
Chapter 14 Uncovering the authentic unknown: the place of mystery in museum education
Chapter 15 The real thing: deconstructing authenticity and role play in museum education
Chapter 16 An ocean of documentary traces: experiential learning in the archives
Chapter 17 The evolving role of the museum as a stimulus for critical pedagogical practice
Chapter 18 From research to practice: a museum education study
Chapter 19 Thinking aloud: applying visible thinking in museum education
Chapter 20 The public laboratory: employing experiments for learning in science centres
Chapter 21 Changing perceptions towards dementia
Chapter 22 Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ+ inclusive museum education practices
Chapter 23 We’re here because they were here – the empathetic value of place
Chapter 24 Getting to know you – facilitating visitor identity and relatability
Chapter 25 Enhancing educational access through digital
Chapter 26 Overcoming challenges: inaccessible, ethically, and culturally sensitive objects
Chapter 27 Memorial sites as catalysts for healing and hope
Chapter 28 Total participation: leaving no one behind
Chapter 29 Reaching out: changing the visitor social dynamic
Chapter 30 What next? Museum education and sustainable development
Chapter 31 Museum education in the blender: digital transformation in cultural heritage
Chapter 32 No place for elitism – levelling up through learning
Chapter 33 Facing the facts: misogyny in the museum
Chapter 34 Increasing diversity and helping to establish a sense of ownership
Chapter 35 Following the data: evidence-based museum education
Chapter 36 Building nuance: moving away from black-and-white thinking
Timeline:
October 2022 Contributors send draft plans
January 2023 Feedback on draft plans to contributors
May 2023 First draft chapters to editors
July 2023 Editors’ meeting
October 2023 Contributors send second draft to editors
January 2024 Finalisation
June 2024 Publication
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