The Heritage Education Network: From Individual Efforts to Professional Action

Summary

The force behind public outreach and archaeological education has been individuals within agencies, those who’ve formed committees, and those who have dedicated their professional careers ensuring that we communicate beyond ourselves. However, after 30 years, this "profession" still basically exists at the whim of professional organizations and volunteer committees, and through dedicated individuals. In 2015, at the Archaeological Institute of America sponsored Educators’ Conference in New Orleans, recommendations were made to move the profession of public outreach and education forward by establishing professional guidelines, ethics, and standards; producing articles for peer-reviewed publications; and creating an umbrella organization that would bridge the gap between professional heritage specialists and those who produce, use, and disseminate educational materials. This presentation introduces The Heritage Education Network (THEN), a nonprofit membership organization established in 2016 to achieve these goals and more.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Interpretation and Presentation of Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sites: Evolving Horizons   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2018

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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