Research Catalog

Title

Welcoming young children into the museum : a practical guide / Sarah Erdman and Nhi Nguyen with Margaret Middleton.

Author

Erdman, Sarah

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2022.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Nguyen, Nhi
• Middleton, Margaret

Description

ix, 145 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm.

Summary

Welcoming Young Children into the Museum provides all of the information practitioners need to consider when making the decision to engage with this audience and their carers. Meeting the reader where they are, this guide enables professionals to work toward outcomes that fit with their needs. Working methodically from the initial stages of bringing staff on board, through to implementation and evaluation, readers are carefully steered through each phase. "Big-picture" needs, like adherence to mission, are considered alongside logistical components, like cleaning schedules, to ensure that museums cater to young children in a way that is beneficial to both the visitors and the institution. Drawing on current neurological research and best practices in early childhood education and development, this guide presents case studies from a variety of different institutions around the world that demonstrate that creating interesting, developmentally appropriate opportunities for young children is about much more than just simplifying what is already on offer. Erdman, Nguyen and Middleton demonstrate that the age and needs of the visitors must be taken into careful consideration, as well as the assets and potential obstacles of the institution. Welcoming Young Children into the Museum will be essential reading for professionals working in museums large and small, regardless of type. It will be useful to those who are considering setting up new programmes for early years audiences and those with existing programmes, who would like to improve their offering

Series Statement

Routledge guides to practice in museums, galleries and heritage

Uniform Title

Routledge guides to practice in museums, galleries and heritage.

Subject

Museums and children

Genre/Form

Instructional and educational works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

AM8

ISBN

• 9780367517830
• 0367517833
• 9780367517823
• 0367517825

OCLC

1257292470

Author

Erdman, Sarah, author.

Title

Welcoming young children into the museum : a practical guide / Sarah Erdman and Nhi Nguyen with Margaret Middleton.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 2022.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge guides to practice in museums, galleries and heritage

Routledge guides to practice in museums, galleries and heritage.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

PROVIDES ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR PRACTITIONERS TO ENGAGE WITH CHILDREN & THEIR CARERS.

Added Author

Nguyen, Nhi, author.

Middleton, Margaret, author.

Other Form:

Electronic version: Erdman, Sarah. WELCOMING YOUNG CHILDREN INTO THE MUSEUM. [Place of publication not identified] : ROUTLEDGE, 2021 9781003055198 (OCoLC)1273732178

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR AM8 .E73 2022