Working with Young Children in Museums : Weaving theory and practice

Working with Young Children in Museums : Weaving theory and practice / edited by Abigail Hackett, Rachel Holmes and Christina MacRae.

Working with Young Children in Museums makes a major contribution to the small body of extant research on young children in museums, galleries and heritage sites. Bridging theory and practice, the book introduces theoretical concepts in a clear and concise manner, whilst also providing inspirational...

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Other Authors: Hackett, Abigail, 1980- (Editor), Holmes, Rachel (Rachel D.) (Editor), MacRae, Christina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Series:Global Perspectives on Children in Museums
Subjects:
Museums > Educational aspects.
Museums and children.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
EDUCATION > General.
Museums and children
Museums > Educational aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of figures and table
  • List of contributors
  • Foreword (Barbara Piscitelli)
  • 1. Introduction
  • Coming of age? Researching young children in museums
  • Children in museums as more-than-human
  • How to use this book
  • Why isn't this book a "how to" guide?
  • References
  • PART I: Thing-ness and the power of objects
  • 2. Introduction to Part I
  • Mapping the world: collecting and categorizing objects
  • Caught in a spin: wild, affective things
  • Bewildering sensation: assembling ordinary objects
  • Distributed agency: encounters with pointless, wondrous objects
  • Meandering musings
  • References
  • 3. The power of objects: little things please little minds?
  • Introduction
  • Context
  • Core values
  • Moving through space and time
  • Ways of knowing
  • Connections and contexts
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 4. The thing-ness of wood chips
  • Description of the project
  • Importance of being comfortable
  • Unexpected touch
  • Real or not
  • Reflections
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 5. Bright and Shiny: infants, toddlers and contemporary art at the Ipswich Art Gallery
  • Background
  • The exhibition concept
  • Staff
  • Participants
  • Research procedure
  • Findings
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 6. What emerges in playing in The Corner of artist-curated and created matter
  • Walking in
  • Corner happenings
  • The dynamic transaction of playfulness
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Note
  • References
  • 7. For the love of small stuff: materialising theory in an early years artist residency
  • Introduction: the residency context
  • Spinoza, the philosophical base
  • "Thing power" in action
  • The materiality of space.
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 8. Commentary on Part I: On fire
  • References
  • PART II: Museum spaces
  • 9. Introduction to Part II
  • Museums as places
  • Movement and lines
  • Mapping
  • Emplaced knowledge and imagination
  • The mundane
  • Being entangled with place
  • Children make place
  • Disrupting assumptions
  • places for children, children's places
  • Concluding thoughts: beyond rationality
  • References
  • 10. Leaving room for learning: University of Cambridge Museums' nursery in residence
  • Introducing the project partners
  • Why did we develop the residency?
  • Action research and practitioner as researcher
  • How did we document the project?
  • The revolving door: the conflict between freedom and control
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Note
  • References
  • 11. The sound of Little Feet at the British Museum
  • The British Museum and under 5s
  • How did we get going?
  • Pilot phase: stage 1
  • Pilot phase: stage 2
  • Little Feet becomes part of core programming
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • 12. Young children explore Sewerby
  • Introduction
  • Developing under 5s access at Sewerby Hall and Gardens
  • The research project
  • The house: making sense of the space
  • Objects: finding familiarity and strangeness
  • People: moving, talking and exploring together
  • Benefits and challenges
  • Reflections: what values and ideas might guide our future work in developing access for under 5s?
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • 13. Climate, landscape and landmarks: providing spaces for belo
  • Climate: welcoming families and anticipating needs
  • Landscape: exploring space and families realities
  • Landmarks: encounters, connections and chance
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References.
  • 14. Navigating, negotiating and lighting up in a nature gallery for under 5s
  • Introduction
  • Reflections on research themes
  • Navigating and negotiating
  • Physical exploration of museum spaces
  • "Lighting up" and "making sense of" (their museum experiences)
  • Social relationships
  • Key strengths and benefits of project
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • 15. Commentary on Part II: places along lines of flight
  • PART III: Time, new experiences and repeat visits
  • 16. Introduction to Part III
  • The emergence of communities through improvisation, routines, traditions and repetition
  • Museums and galleries as event-ful space: assemblages and lines of flight
  • The tyranny of chronological time: the importance of noticing and caring for small events
  • Time and play: being in the middle
  • References
  • 17. Transport Tots at Streetlife Museum, Hull: a familiar and unfamiliar space
  • Background
  • Research and development
  • Reflections on playgroup rituals and attachments
  • Paths of activity, movement of things and safe-bases
  • Personal relationships, group dynamics and conviviality
  • Improvising in space
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 18. Working off-site with families with young children at the National Gallery of Ireland
  • Background
  • Off-site activities
  • Project 1: Big Way, Little Ways at St Andrew's Resource Centre
  • Project 2: Respond Family Hub
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Notes
  • 19. Come again! How familiarity leads to repeat visits and confident learners
  • Introduction
  • Familiar starting points
  • Adult involvement
  • Freedom and choice
  • Family-friendly galleries
  • Benefits and challenges
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Reference.
  • 20. Healthy Child Drop-In and Baby Stay and Play at Manchester Art Gallery
  • Background to the development of the Healthy Child drop-in session at Manchester Art Gallery
  • Experimenting with materials
  • Building relationships and familiarity
  • Future plans
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • 21. Complicating the narrative: preschooler-led museum field trips
  • Introduction
  • The project
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • Notes
  • References
  • 22. Reflecting on children's play at the Whitworth
  • The Atelier at the Whitworth
  • Researching pedagogical documentation as away to reflect on practice in the Atelier
  • Case study: Oliver and "the brother trap"
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 23. On What Grounds
  • Session one: 2 March
  • Session two: 9 March
  • Session eight: 11 May
  • Final thoughts and implications for practice
  • References
  • 24. Commentary on Part III: the lived materialities of the museum
  • a new research agenda
  • References
  • Index.

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