Archaeology and Community Service Learning
Title | Archaeology and Community Service Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Michael S. Nassaney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
"Highlights the important role of archaeology and community service learning in transforming higher education into a progressive force that challenges contemporary social inequality through empowering students to work collaboratively in uncovering the silenced histories of oppressed and exploited groups."--Howard Rosing, DePaul University "Nassaney and Levine examine how CSL can contribute to what they see as the 'necessary reform' of archaeological pedagogy in the United States."--Maureen Malloy, Society for American Archaeology In recent years, a number of archaeologists have begun making concerted attempts to reach out and engage the public in their work. This collection examines how the field can successfully incorporate community service learning (CSL) into its pedagogies to broaden and enhance learning opportunities for students, promote civic engagement, and embrace community partnerships. Editors Michael Nassaney and Mary Ann Levine have been actively integrating the techniques of CSL into their research for years, and view it as a natural outgrowth of developments in the field since the 1970s. Although archaeology has long emphasized a practical, field-based approach in training new scholars, CSL moves beyond "volunteering" and experiential learning. In discussing specific examples from work in historical archaeology, the contributors highlight the achievements and challenges faced by archaeologists and their students, in the classroom and the field, while collaborating with a variety of community partners.
Training and Practice for Modern Day Archaeologists
Title | Training and Practice for Modern Day Archaeologists PDF eBook |
Author | John H. Jameson |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2012-12-09 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1461455294 |
In recent years, an important and encouraging development in the practice of archaeology and historical preservation has been the markedly increased number of collaborations among archaeologists, educators, preservation planners, and government managers to explore new approaches to archaeological and heritage education and training to accommodate globalization and the realities of the 21st century worldwide. But what is the collective experience of archaeologists and cultural heritage specialists in these arenas? Should we be encouraged, or discouraged, by national and international trends? In an attempt to answer these questions, this volume examines and gives representational examples of the respective approaches and roles of government, universities, and the private sector in meeting the educational/training needs and challenges of practicing archaeologists today.
Past Meets Present
Title | Past Meets Present PDF eBook |
Author | John H. Jameson |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 462 |
Release | 2007-04-17 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0387482164 |
The last decade has witnessed increased interest in establishing partnerships between professional practitioners in public interpretation and educational institutions to excavate and preserve the past. These developments have occurred amidst a realization that community-based partnerships are the most effective mechanism for long-term success. With international contributions, this volume addresses these latest trends and provides case studies of successful partnerships.
Archaeology, Heritage, and Civic Engagement
Title | Archaeology, Heritage, and Civic Engagement PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara J Little |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2016-09-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1315433591 |
The definition of “public archaeology” has expanded in recent years to include archaeologists’ collaborations with and within communities and activities in support of education, civic renewal, peacebuilding, and social justice. Barbara Little and Paul Shackel, long-term leaders in the growth of a civically-engaged, relevant archaeology, outline a future trajectory for the field in this concise, thoughtful volume. Drawing from the archaeological study of race and labor, among other examples, the authors explore this crucial opportunity and responsibility, then point the way for the discipline to contribute to the contemporary public good.
Experiencing Archaeology
Title | Experiencing Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Lara Homsey-Messer |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 178920349X |
Today, many general-education archaeology courses are large, lecture-style class formats that present a challenge to providing students, particularly non-majors, with opportunities to learn experientially. This laboratory-style manual compiles a wide variety of uniquely designed, hands-on classroom activities to acquaint advanced high school and introductory college students to the field of archaeology. Ranging in length from five to thirty minutes, activities created by archaeologists are designed to break up traditional classroom lectures, engage students of all learning styles, and easily integrate into large classes and/or short class periods that do not easily accommodate traditional laboratory work.
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Skeates |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 752 |
Release | 2012-01-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0191612502 |
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology seeks to reappraise the place of archaeology in the contemporary world by providing a series of essays that critically engage with both old and current debates in the field of public archaeology. Divided into four distinct sections and drawing across disciplines in this dynamic field, the volume aims to evaluate the range of research strategies and methods used in archaeological heritage and museum studies, identify and contribute to key contemporary debates, critically explore the history of archaeological resource management, and question the fundamental principles and practices through which the archaeological past is understood and used today.
Archaeology as a Tool of Civic Engagement
Title | Archaeology as a Tool of Civic Engagement PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara J. Little |
Publisher | Rowman Altamira |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780759110601 |
Little and Shackel use case studies from different regions across the world to challenge archaeologists to create an ethical public archaeology that is concerned not just with the management of cultural resources, but with social justice and civic responsibility.