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- JEM I History of museum education
in the UK
- Museum education 1948-1963 Barbara Winstanley
- The past twenty years Victoria Airey
- Museum education in 1980 Elizabeth Goodhew
- Talking points: Science education and museums John Bainbridge
- Museum learning I M Paterson
- Loan services David Sorrell
- Museum education and leisure Graham Carter
- JEM 2Techniques in museum education
- Education in glass case museums John Reeve
- Education in art galleries Angela Cox
- The one man band Gary Stewart
- Science/Technology museums and education J A Freeborn
- Museum loan service Ann Dawson
- Audio-visual techniques in museum education M B Alt
- A mobile for the teacher Paul Rees
- Dramatic approaches to museum education Tony Stevens
- JEM 3 Museums and environmental education
- Heveningham and after John Fairclough
- The vicious circle Anne Pearson
- Horniman Museum special interest centre John Baldwin
- Weaver in residence Maureen Lochrie
- Writers in the community Gail Durbin
- Dark towers Kevin Berry
- Horniman Museum and primary schools Mary Mellors
- Projects in open air museums Jennifer Costigan
- Schools radio: one museum's involvement Andy Lane
- Regional round up
- JEM 4 Museum education abroad 1
- Australia Patricia McDonald
- Ecuador: travelling exhibitions Lucia Astudillo de Cueva
- Finland Raijoarvela
- Greece Eurydice Antzoulatou-Retsila
- Israel Aviva Barnea
- Kenya Lucy Ndegwa
- New Zealand Constance Hall
- Norway Christian Andersen
- Sweden Skans Torsten Nilsson
- Switzerland Miroslav Lazovic
- Tanzania Michael Mbago
- USA Mary Alexander and Carolyn Blackman
- Yugoslavia Ljerka Kanizaj
- JEM 5 Museum education abroad 2
- Austria Heiderose Hildebrand
- Spain A Garcia Blancoa and T Sanz Marquinat
- German Democratic Republic Kurt Patzwall
- Hungary Maria Bezzeg
- Using the collections: teachers' courses in American museums Jean Gooding
- JEM 6 Teaching teachers
- Museum training at the University of Leicester Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
- The museums studies course at the Sainsbury Centre Veronica Sekules
- How do you begin? Museum work with undergraduates and initial teacher training students in British and American institutions Jean Gooding
- The art museum as classroom in the training of art and design teachers Sheila Paine
- A joint enterprise Hazel Moffat
- Teaching science teachers to use museums Bert Sorsby
- Training teachers to use historic buildings for education purposes Alison Heath
- The usefulness of school visits: a study Mike Pond
- Museum Studies: a mode 3 CSE course at the National Portrait Gallery Susan Morris
- The evidence in hand John West
- Fashion costume and the National Gallery of Ireland Marie Bourke
- JEM 7 Multicultural education
- Multicultural education and the role of the museum Moira Simpson
- The dark towers of Newstead Abbey Nick Winterbotham
- The Thunderbird carving program at the British Columbia Provincial Museum Kevin Neary
- Slaughtering the golden calves Anthony Ogg
- A multicultural clientele in a mono-cultural resource Gillian Wolfe Multicultural work at the British Museum John Reeve
- Museum education: presenting cultural diversity Eric Wilmot
- JEM 8 Museum education today
- Cables of communication Stewart Coulter
- Practical courses for teachers Gail Durbin
- Museum education comes of age Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
- Something for all the family Elizabeth Newbery
- The Sussex time-machine Brian Phelan
- Playgroups and museums Katrina Siliprandi
- Change: a constant theme Margaret Beaumont and Tony Stevens
- The philosophy behind Launch Pad John Stevenson
- Museums and the history teacher Tim Lomas
- New opportunities for museums with the new curriculum Sue Millar
- Museum education and the power to change attitudes Trudy Pankhurst Green
- Approaches for implementing change Ian Paterson
- Yes, but what can we do about GCSE? Nick Winterbotham
- JEM 9 Drama and role play
- A sharp intake of breath David Sorrell
- Lessons from a Neanderthal? Anthony Ogg
- Role play or role work in the classroom Gill Tanner
- How do you clean a chandelier? Barbara Roberts
- The hour of the dragon Emily Leach
- Communicating the message: drama and role play in art galleries Sue Clive and Lucy Wilson
- Active learning and museum education Ann Whitlock
- What value 'living history'? Peter Stone
- Murder or an act of war? The use of drama for GCSE History John Airs and Chris Ball
- Mrjarvis, vacuum cleaners and Puffing Billy: interpretive drama at the Science Museum Geraint Thomas
- The reindeer lady's story: living prehistory Roger Jenkinson
- Acting up at the gallery: portraits and improvisation Susan Morris
- JEM I 0 Transport museums
- Cycle clips Helen Sinclair
- Secondary school visit levels Trevor Lord
- Wheels project at the Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry Jan Anderson
- The magician's road David Mosley
- The Edwardian extravaganza Bill Chapman
- Education on a shoestring Peter van Zeller
- A travelling exhibition: 'Painting in focus: the Aran fisherman's drowned child' Marie Bourke
- Improving worksheets Gail Durbin Visions of other cultures: current practices in Dutch museum education Moira Simpson
- JEM 11 Recent research
- Teaching 8-year olds how to interpret evidence using historical concepts Hilary Cooper
- Pupils' perception of museum education sessions Marilyn Ingle
- Education, evaluation and exhibitions: an outline of current thought and work on Merseyside Paul Rees, David Thomas and Sharon Brown
- Interactive science centre and the National Curriculum Norman Tomlin
- A sense of time and the National Curriculum: an activity for infants in a museum Janine Gregory and Janet Heath
- Museum learning a family focus Richard Wood
- Ethnology and folk history in museum education Gillian Bardsley
- Writing a museum education policy John Carter
- Period classroom re-creations David Eddershaw
- Supplement - Museum Education Bibliography 1988-1989:an update to the 1978-1988 Bibliography Annette Stannett
- JEM 12 Current issues
- The past, the present and the future: museum education from the I 790s to the 1990s Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
- Museum visitor research : a critical overview Paulette McManus
- Museum text: accessibility and relevance Helen Coxall
- Museum education: adapting to change in South Africa Janet Hall
- From the Arctic to the Middle East: three multi-cultural programmes at the Museum of Mankind John Reeve and Penny Bateman
- Museums in education: a course for teachers at Warwick University Moira Simpson
- On with the show! Model theatres and the National Curriculum Polly Penrose
- KEY: resources for schools Peter Stibbons Family favourites: do I have to do a worksheet, Mum? Michael, Maureen, Catherine and Fiona Hopkinson
- Supplement - Museum Education Bibliography 1989 -1990: an update to the 1978-1988 Bibliography Annette Stannett
- JEM 13 Contemporary concerns
- Objects, evidence and learning: some thoughts on meaning and interpretation in museum education Chris Husbands
- Six points to successful sponsorship Antoinette Moses
- Archive film, education and museums Cathy Terry
- Beyond Museums: objects and cultures David Anderson
- Expression and engagement Adrian Plant
- The educator as museum professional Tim Heyburn
- The unknown soldier Lindsay Show Art gallery education in Leicestershire Adrienne Avery-Gray
- What are the differences between 'objects' and 'documents' as historical sources and what is the value of using objects? Susan Morris and Sue Wilkinson
- What museum educators can learn from 'heritage projects' Sheila Watson
- Whose museum is it anyway? Jocelyn Dodd
- Body adornment Claire Wright
- Chinese Homes Steve Hemming
- The M40 Project Paul McKee
- Supplement - Museum Education Bibliography 1990-1991:an update to the 1978-1989 Bibliography. Annette Stannett
- JEM 14 Education as a core function
- Community education: the evening class experience Don Henson, Mark Hall and Pam Judkins
- Lives of their own Graham Wilkinson
- The Access to Image project: cultural representation and disability issues Val Green
- The adult visitor Annette Stannett
- Getting to grips with Japan Richard Stotham
- Fun for the young and the not so young at the National Gallery of Ireland's exhibition Children's Art: a Celebration Marie Bourke
- A jungle in Southend: the pre-school Look at Life exhibition Sue Aldridge
- A night of science Jenny Davison
- Handling collections: a whole-museum issue Mama Hinton
- Museums, history teaching and economic and industrial awareness Ruth Watts
- Improving the visitor experience: lessons from Dutch open air museums Janet Ahlberg
- The Stockholm - Yorkshire exchange Ian Paterson
- Supplement - Museum Education Bibliography 1991-1992: an update to the 1978-1989 Bibliography, Annette Stannett
- JEM 15 Learning theories and museums
- Thinking skills and museum education Anne Tynan
- Time passed in museums Rosemary Linnell
- Learning theories and museums: using and addressing pupils' minitheories Chris Husbands
- Points of contact Frances Sword
- GEM design for learning project. Its relevance to practice - a personal response Sheila Watson
- Learning through the science museum Roland Jackson and Katherine Hann
- Display experiments at the Whitworth Art Gallery Sarah Hyde
- Learning in museums: situated cognition in practice Mary Priest and John Gilbert
- The enquiring visitor: usable learning theory for museum contexts Terry Russell
- Museum education and the national curriculum: the 'authorised' and 'revised' versions of the history order Robert Unwin
- Evaluation, learning and museums Rob McBride and David Bridges
- Heritage socialisation: the potential influence of the school visit Ian Baxter
- Art and Society, schools and art galleries Sara Selwood
- Supplement - Museum Education Bibliography 1992 -1993: an update to the 1978-1989 Bibliography, Annette Stannett
- JEM 16 The Ages of Learning
- Community education: The People’s Choice exhibition series at Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery Helen Sinclair
- Using the museum as a context for vocational courses Jo Birch
- The under fives at Walsall Museum and Art Gallery Alison Cox
- Art gallery education: have we progressed? Frances Borzello
- Experiments in putting learning theory into practice Sheila Watson
- Hands on! Research into learning with objects in Marischal Museum Neil Curtis and Janet Goolnik
- Did you hear, Grandad? Children’s and adult’s understanding of a sound exhibit at interactive science centres Terence P McClafferty
- What do zoos and museums have to offer young children for learning about animals? Sue Dale Tunnicliffe and Jonathan Osborne
- Learning in museums: objects, models and text John Gilbert
- The constructivist museum George E Hein
- With children in mind Hazel Moffat
- An explosion of provision at the Science Museum Roland Jackson and Alison Porter
- The All Hands interactive gallery at the National Maritime Museum Barbara Reid and Vicky Cave
- Supplement: Museum Education Bibliography 1993–1994 Annette Stannett
- JEM 17 Partnerships
- Partnerships: for better, for richer? Hazel Moffat
- Analysing partnerships Roland Jackson and Alison Porter
- Forging partnerships Sue Wilkinson
- Partnerships with stakeholders Sally Montgomery
- Joining forces: a freelance museum educators’ scheme across the East Midlands Jocelyn Dodd
- MAGIC partners Frances Sword
- Delivering museum education in Fife Marion Wood
- International initiatives Rebecca McGinnis
- Partnership: the freelancer and the museum Alison James
- Museum education departments and initial teacher training: a developing partnership Hilary Claire
- Partners with Education Business Partnerships Stephen Manion
- CaBSS, Catalyst and Business Supporting Schools: a museum–industry partnership in action Rose Froud
- Partners to be? Annette Stannett
- Partnerships: Henry Cole, the South Kensington Museum, design and industry Geoffrey Opie
- Partnerships in museum education Valerie Bott
- Museum training and museum education Chris Newbery
- Update on the National Report on Museum Education David Anderson and Caroline Lang
- JEM 18 (1997) Research into learning in
museums
- Museum learners as active post-modernists: contextualising constructivism Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
- Becoming constructivist museum educators Francine Peterman
- Thinking dispositions and museum learning Shari Tishman
- Museums and literacy: a natural partnership Lon Dubinsky
- The role of physical context in museum learning John H Falk and Lynn D Dierking
- Learning in museums: the Internet as a research and data-gathering tool David E Gray
- 'Is that silly woman still following us?' Researching informal family visits to the Natural History Museum Jean Cooper
- Talking to each other: conversations between carers and children in an exhibition Kate Pontin
- Yet another missed opportunity? Primary school visits to natural history museums Sue Dale Tunnicliffe
- Making the most of schools visits: interactions between school helpers and children in a hands-on science gallery Christine A Brown with Anne Oliver and Martin Bazley
- Educational or just fun? The perceptions of children and their families in a child-oriented museum exhibition Denise C Studart
- Museum and gallery educational programmes: learning processes and contribution to art education Maria Kanthoudaki
- Young childrens' learning from objects: research in Marischal Museum Neil Curtis
- Student work placements: 'sending in the cavalry?' Janet Owen, Robin Johnson and Su Booth
- JEM 19 (1998) The past, present and future of museum education
- 50 years: the development of a profession Vicky Woollard
- GEM newsletters from 1954 to 1987: the everyday life of museum education officers Jacqueline Roberts
- Reading between the lines Annette Stannett
- Museum education and the school curriculum Richard Woff
- Planning for early learning in museums and galleries Jo Graham
- Exploring and investigating the internet: virtually as good as the real thing? Roy Hawkey
- Working with visually impaired people in museums and galleries: but how? Joleen Keizer
- Art at first hand: using tactile pictures to teach art history to people who are blind and partially sighted Rebecca McGinnis and Linda Pring
- Using museums to teach language and literature: three projects at the Geffrye Museum Vicky Mills
- Museums, adults and lifelong learning John Reeve
- Education: a whole museum policy Helen Sinclair
- Museums, education and youth: lessons from the present Maria Xanthoudaki and David Anderson
- The internet: who needs it? Martin Bazley
- A Centre for Museum and Gallery Education: a proposal awaiting a response Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
- A Director's view of the future of museum education Peter Sarl
- JEM 20 (1999) Developing new audiences, understanding social
inclusion
- Developing new audiences - some issues and dilemmas Roderick Davies
- The People's Gallery, Newcastle: Greetings from Cowgate Helen Sinclair and Zoe Brown
- Cultural Diversity Network Caroline Lang
- Opening the Doors Suzanne Rider and Sue Werner
- 'There must have been lots of blood around it' - audience development in the North East Ian Blackwell
- Social Inclusion in Scotland Frances Heygi
- Museum on the Move - a mobile museum for three rural countries Claudia Hart
- Rural Social Inclusion and Local Authority Museums Julie Allsop
- Visitor Studies Conference, Chicago 1999 Jem Frasier
- Bienvenue a Wigan Pier Marilyn Sumner
- Teaching Teachers about museums Samantha Heywood
- JEM 21 (2000) Museum and gallery INSET, The interpretation of
prehistory
in museums
- Museum and Gallery INSET: Teachers' Attitudes and Priorities Vicky Woollard & Kate Pontin
- The Interpretation of Prehistory in Museums Rhiannon Gaskell
- Presentations and session write-ups from the GEM Conference 2000, Responding to the challenge of the Learning Age:
- Wednesday 30 August
- Thursday 31 August
- Friday 1 September
- GEM's new constitution
- JEM 22 (2001) Working in partnership
- The Cross Sectorial Agenda and the Development of Resource's Learning and Access Standard Sue Wilkinson
- Museums and Libraries: A cultivated synergy Beverly Sheppard
- Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries Resource's Sector Ian Blakewell
- Working with Libraries in Tyne and Wear Museums Helen Sinclair
- Interactive Art Exhibitions: an overview of development in the USA Moira Simpson Illustrated Summary
- What's the Story? Objects and Stories, Curators and Educators Judy Schlagen
- Live Interpretation Pilot Evaluation Scheme Verity Walker
- JEM 23 (2002) Making the difference
- Taking a wider view of museum outcomes and experiences: theory, research and magic. Lois H Silverman, Ph.D.
- What would museums be like if they took education seriously? Mark O Neill
- Evaluation of cultural understanding through a museum exhibition: How do children discover Japan? Yuka Inoue
- War - What is the big picture? Samantha Heywood
- The Craftplay approach to Reggio Emilia Nicki Brookes & Anne Hardy
- Art and personal meaning: Partnerships with the public Deborah Tout-Smith
- Access through interpretation: Creating effective learning environments in museums Heather MacDonald
- Living history: Cultural policy, museum strategy and learning response Peter Aronsson & Erika Larsson
- Notes of GEM Conference 2002:
Making the difference: Museums and galleries as accessible resources for learning
3 - 7 September 2002, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh
- JEM 24 (2003) Representation
- Representation and exhibition Tony Bennett
- Putting education at the heart of a museum Claire Adler
- A personal perspective on representation Jasmin Alibhai-Brown (Madeleine Mainstone Lecture)
- Personal thoughts on GEM Conference Samantha Heywood
- Hot and sweaty in the museum: Young children learning about nature, culture and science Katrina Weier & Barbara Piscitelli
- Creative community initiatives for young people Sarah Greenhalgh
- Show or tell? Pete Brown (Bursary Report)
- Museum education as a product: Who Is buying? Nicky Boyd (Bursary Report)
- Observations made by primary children at skeleton exhibits in a natural history museum Sue Dale Tunnciliffe & Angela La Grange Scott
- JEM 25 (2004) Healing division
- Museum: Heal thyself David Anderson
- Healing division: Do museums have a role?Sir Kenneth Bloomfield KCB
- Divided loyalties in Northern Ireland: Unionist and Nationalist perceptions of history and culture in Northern Ireland Dan McCall
- Roaming through the jungle of ‘oohs’ and ’ahs’Chris Bailey
- Sanctuary – Contemporary art and human rights Victoria Hollows
- Divided societies and museums Duncan Morrow
- Researching the children’s meaning making of first person interpretation programmes Vasiliki Tzibazi
- Out of school hours learning – Why we should be doing more Tara Walker
- Interpreting historic houses and period rooms: A study of problems and potential Catherine Littlejohns
- Learning through culture: Impact of phase 2 of Museums and Galleries Education Programme Julie Street
- Notes on proceedings of GEM conference 2004 in Belfast: Welcome given to conference delegates in Stormont Jane Morris
- JEM 26 (2005) Learning organisations: embracing change
- Training ‘museology’ students in the Netherlands Nico Halbertsma (Madeleine Mainstone Memorial Lecture)
- Museological knowledge, recreational learning and the audience in the vertebrate palaeontology gallery - A Changing World: Dinosaurs, Diversity and Drifting Continents, Museum of Texas Tech University Yun Shun Susie Chung
- Hybrid digital-physical exhibitions: Creating new possibilities for education through novel computing in museums Tony Hall, Liam Bannon, Luigina Ciofi & Eamonn Murphy
- The Ancients’ Appliance of Science: An innovative approach to developing pupils’ understanding of culturally defining technology. Philip Stephenson, Frances Sword & Paul Warwick
- Learning Organisations: Embracing Change (notes on Proceedings of GEM Conference 2005)
- Challenge and Change Councillor Ken Thornber
- Embracing Change in a Political Context David Lammy
- The shift towards a more rigorous learning agenda Keith Nichol
- Everybody in? Museums and galleries from a family perspective Dea Birkett
- Creative thinking at work Nigel Newman
- A personal perspective (on museums in war and the need to preserve archives) Kate Adie OBE
- JEM 27 (2006) Thinking out of the box
- Editorial John Reeve
- Going Global: GEM and UNESCO Richard Ennals
- Reading the city: tangible and intangible heritage in London Jenny Wedgebury
- The Tibet Museum: a case study of a museum by a community-in-exile Rinku Mitra
- Across the board: around the world in 18 games Kate Pontin
- JEM 28 (2007) Every audience matters
- Editorial John Reeve
- Measuring learning in museums: the research and its findings Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
- ‘I didn’t know you could do that!’ Opening doors to ESOL students in Leeds Justine Reilly
- The social impact of museums: actively reducing crime Katy Archer
- Creative Heritage and having a good time Ruth Clarke
- Eyes grown far sighted with the passage of time: reflections on the globalising tendencies of museums Henrietta Lidchi
- JEM 29 (2008) Learning through heritage
- Editorial John Reeve and Jenny Wedgbury co-editors
- Heritage learning: addressing contemporary social evils Julia Unwin
- Heritage, culture and identity Richard Simmons
- Learning at the heart of culture: implications for the heritage sector John Holden
- Delivering learning in a historic building: a Dutch perspective. Judikje Kiers
- Bringing history to life: the role of heritage in education Tracy Borman
- Putting people in their place: the link between citizenship and heritage Don Henson
- Learning in Sacred Space Joyce Miller
- The involved visitor: the volunteer Izabella Csordás
- Valuing Volunteers Shelley Mullane
- Heritage and heritage learning: an introductory bibliography Co-editors
- JEM 30 (2009) Engaging Diverse Communities
- Editorial John Reeve
- Keynote: Democratic Heritage David Fleming
- Keynote: To the core - embedding work with diverse communities Rita McLean
- Keynote: Representing diversity through heritage - challenges for heritage practice and education Rodney Harrison
- Keynote: Has diversity come of age? Reflections on twenty years of museum practice in Britain and beyond Nick Stanley
- Community Engagement: Why are community voices still unheard? Ian Blackwell
- Campaign! Make an Impact or how museums can give young people a voice Alison Bodley
- The diversity of communities and cultures of the countryside Veronica Sekules
- Acknowledging Diversity: Museums and LGBTQ History Stuart Frost
- Reports from Conference Workshops and Visits
- JEM 31 (2010) Young People and Heritage
- Editorial John Reeve
- Seeing the whole picture Jayne Ambrose
- Interpretation and interactivity for families in art galleries in the USA Alexandra Woodall
- The Madeleine Mainstone Trust Geoffrey Opie
- Young children in museums: Designing settings for meaningful experiences Camilla Rossi-Linnemann
- Teacher's pets: How the V&A and Harewood House offer two schools of experience when it comes to learning Jennifer McCrea
- GEM 2010 Conference reports
- JEM 32 (2011) Thinking ahead and staying afloat
- Editorial John Reeve
- The GEM enlightenment Nick Winterbotham
- GEM Conference 2011
- The issues for learning in Norfolk and beyond Vanessa Trevelyan
- Funding for a sustainable future Carole Souter
- Re-imagining the museum Tony Butler
- Schools, museums and impact learning Terry Haydn
- Museums and lifelong learning Tom Schuller
- Workshops and breakout sessions
- Trends in current museum learning
- Early years: a growing audience for museums and galleries Jo Graham
- The Geffrye's Young People's Programme Rachael Crofts
- Shaping the Future: Renaissance East Midlands project Kate Travers et al
- GEM Bursary report
- Museums engaging with sustainability issues Lucy Hockley
- Book reviews
- John Reeve
- JEM 33 (2012) Making the Case
- Editorial John Reeve
- From the chair Nick Winterbotham
- GEM Conference 2012
- Building and advocating a successful case Sue Wilkinson
- Evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence? Sam Cairns
- Cultural learning in museums: an argument for value? Wendy Earle
- Beyond the bottom line: Evidencing the impacts of a heritage institution Fiona Hutchison
- A question of context: Making the case for cultural heritage education in the UK and India Bridget McKenzie and Eliza Hilton
- React. Act. Moving towards a museum-wide strategy for working with universities Tina Corri
- The museum through queer eyes Sean Curran
- A is for America - A whirl-wind visit to the East Coast of the United Sates, October 2011 Alison Lightbrown, GEM Travel Bursary recipient 2011
- Conference reports
- Book reviews
- John Reeve
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