Surveying the Utility of Field Schools in Preparing Students for Compliance Work

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeology Education: Building a Research Base" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Cultural Resource Management (CRM) professionals lament that they felt unprepared upon graduation for entering the field of compliance archaeology and recent graduates often complain that they are not qualified for CRM jobs as posted. This anecdotal information raises the question of whether field schools and undergraduate programs adequately prepare students for the field of CRM or other compliance archaeology. While there is research that details the benefits of experiential learning in field school pedagogically, few studies are available that examine the utility of field schools for preparing students for compliance work. Here, we present our results from a recent survey that examined student preparation for CRM or compliance work. This survey queried both compliance professionals and academics about field schools and student preparation. Using our results, we also offer some possible suggestions for addressing observed gaps and other possibilities for curriculum reform.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeology Education: Building a Research Base   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 23502