Public History: A Practical Guide

2232 Pages·03.838 MB·English

by  Faye Sayer

For Rick and Hector
Contents

Illustrations
Case studies
1 Introduction:
History Beyond
the Classroom
Introduction
Background to public
history
Types of public history
Definition of public
history
A history of public
history
Public history debates
Conclusion
2 Museums,
Archives, and
Heritage
Centers
Introduction
A brief history of
museums
Museums
Working in a museum
Archives
Heritage and visitor
centers
Conclusion
Routes into jobs in the
museums, archives, and
heritage sectors
3 Methods of
Communication
in Public
History
Introduction
Exhibitions
Audio-visual aids
Handling collections
Outreach events
Knowing your public
Quantitative evaluation
Qualitative evaluation
Conclusion
4 Teaching
History
Introduction
Background
Pedagogical approaches
to teaching history
Learning outcomes and
lesson plans
Evaluation and adaption
Schools, history, and
historians
Changing approaches to
teaching
Professional historians
and educators
Education at historical
sites
Academic historians and
education
Conclusion
Routes into the history
education sector
5 Community
History
Introduction: what is
community history?
The history of
community history
Methods for community
history
Community history
projects
Oral history projects
Historical building and
architectural surveys