Deviating from the Standard: The Relationship between Archaeology and Public Education

Summary

As a social science, archaeology utilizes disciplines within science, mathematics, and technology to answer questions about human behavior and our shared cultural heritage. With its interdisciplinary nature, archaeologists and educators over the last few decades have sought to promote archaeological lessons in K-12 classrooms. The presentation, "Deviating from the Standard: The Relationship between Archaeology and Public Education" uses the state of Georgia as a case study to examine the past, present, and future potentials and impacts of archaeological education in the classroom. By studying educational theory, current federal and state standards, archaeological outreach practices, and presenting data from questionnaire surveys and interviews of educators and archaeologists, this presentation will demonstrate the important contributions that archaeology can make to Georgia education.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 19966