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Burgard, Karen L. B.; Boucher, Michael L., Jr. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2016
Museums and historical sites are created to inform the public about our national heritage, yet the contributions of people of color are often excluded from these narratives. Even when they are included, the researchers found that students' understanding and interpretations are often different based on the racial identity of the viewer. This study…
Descriptors: Historic Sites, Slavery, United States History, Minority Groups
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Morris, Ronald V. – Social Studies, 2016
Elementary students survey buildings in an extracurricular community service project to learn social studies and historic preservation. From these experiences students formed values and dispositions by engaging in a constructivist process of creating knowledge by examining their community. They gathered data, transformed it into information, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, Community Services, Historic Sites
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Hughes, Catherine; Cosbey, Allison – Journal of Museum Education, 2016
How can history museums incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities while preserving their missions and identities? How do interdisciplinary experiences lead to learning? A cross-institutional exhibit development and evaluation team wrestled with these ideas as they developed "Create.Connect," an National…
Descriptors: Museums, Nonschool Educational Programs, Historic Sites, STEM Education
Jones, James R., III, Ed.; Johnson, Amy, Ed.; Bennett, Pamela J., Ed. – Indiana Historian: A Magazine Exploring Indiana History, 1999
This issue continues the Indiana Historical Bureau's collaboration with the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The articles include "The Science of Archaeology," chronicling the remarkable transformation of the science of archaeology to date; "Archaeology in Indiana,"…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Elementary Secondary Education, Heritage Education, Historic Sites
Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ., Indianapolis. Geography Educators' Network of Indiana. – 2001
The Geography Educators' Network of Indiana's 2001 Exploring and Teaching Institute led 23 educators from around the state on a six day traveling adventure. Participants explored art, literature/folklore, historical sites and archives, physical environments, architecture, economics, politics, and cultures associated with the Underground Railroad…
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Mizell, Lee – National Endowment for the Arts, 2005
This report examines arts participation in the ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States using data from the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. These data indicate that, in general, these metropolitan regions tend to be more alike than different with respect to arts participation patterns. Analysis reveals that while…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Participation, Art Activities, Fine Arts
Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ., Indianapolis. Geography Educators' Network of Indiana. – 2001
The Geography Educator's Network of Indiana's 2001 Exploring and Teaching Institute series led 23 educators from around the state on a six day traveling adventure. Participants explored art, literature/folklore, historical sites and archives, physical environments, architecture, economics, politics, and cultures associated with the Underground…
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Curriculum Enrichment, Geography