Revitalizing the School Museum: Using Nature-Based Objects for Cross-Curricular Learning

Autor/inn/en	Cornish, Caroline; Driver, Felix; Nesbitt, Mark; Willison, Julia
Titel	Revitalizing the School Museum: Using Nature-Based Objects for Cross-Curricular Learning
Quelle	In: Journal of Museum Education, 46 (2021) 3, S.334-347 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cornish, Caroline)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8650
DOI	10.1080/10598650.2021.1953324
Schlagwörter	Museums; Gardening; Elementary School Students; Plants (Botany); Teaching Methods; Student Diversity; Ethnic Groups; College School Cooperation; Program Descriptions; Cultural Background; Cultural Awareness; Foreign Countries; Researchers; Participatory Research; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Gartenarbeit; Pflanze; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ethnie; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland; Researcher; Forscher; Forschungstätigkeit
Abstract	This article analyzes an educational initiative between Kew Gardens, Royal Holloway, University of London, and two London primary schools. The schools, located in areas of high ethnic diversity, worked with the members of the Mobile Museum project team -- including the Learning Department at Kew and researchers at both institutions -- to create their own school museums. The idea was inspired by historical research conducted by the project team that demonstrated Kew's historic involvement in the promotion of object-based learning in schools. The project team worked with teachers and pupils to develop a participatory approach to learning about plants and their uses through the creation of school museums. A whole-school framework was adopted, extending the potential reach of the project to pupils' parents and communities. Inspired by the collections at Kew, schools used plants and plant-associated artifacts to learn more about the rich diversity of pupils' cultural backgrounds and the importance of plants to their heritage and their everyday lives. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01