A01=M. Elaine Davis
Author_M. Elaine Davis
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Category=YPJH
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Product details
- ISBN 9780759100428
- Weight: 431g
- Dimensions: 154 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 07 Mar 2005
- Publisher: AltaMira Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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History and archaeology education is highly valued among modern societies that seek to educate their youth about the past. Yet these areas have been_for the most part_slow to employ the latest advances in education theory and practice. Former classroom teacher and science education specialist M. Elaine Davis presents an informed and useful text that demonstrates the importance of contemporary learning theory and educational research to the development of effective programs in both formal and informal history and archaeology education. Chapters cover teaching and history education theory, and apply this to various case studies and program examples. This text will prove a much-valued tool for school teachers, museum educators, archaeologists, and historians_challenging and aiding educators to assess and improve their respective programs.
M. Elaine Davis is director of education at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
