%0 Journal Article
%T OLD TINGS, SKELINTANS, AND ROOINZ: BELIZEAN STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY OLD TINGS, SKELINTANS Y ROOINZ: PERSPECTIVAS DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE BELICE ACERCA DEL ESTUDIO DE ARQUEOLOG赤A
%A Alicia Ebbitt McGill
%J Chungar芍 (Arica) - Revista de Antropolog赤a Chilena
%D 2012
%I Universidad de Tarapac芍
%X A significant component of many public archaeology projects is a focus on primary school education. To develop culturally relevant pedagogy and understand the impact of knowledge about history and cultural heritage, it is important to explore ideas students already have about these concepts and how students interpret and transform information they gather. In Belize, through contact with archaeological resources, research projects, and curriculum initiatives, students develop ideas about and interests in archaeology, ruins, and "the Mayas". This paper is based on ethnographic research with elementary school students on their interactions with archaeological sites and their knowledge and learning about local and national cultural resources. The research is comparative, taking place in two different communities and their schools. It is also interdisciplinary, crossing the fields of archaeology, cultural anthropology, and education. This paper explores the ways students learn about history, archaeology, and cultural diversity in Belize and their knowledge and misconceptions about archaeological practice, history, and culture. Key themes in student knowledge and some origins and potential implications of their ideas are addressed. The article concludes with a discussion of the broader impacts of student learning about the past and intersections with public outreach and archaeological research. Un componente significativo de muchos proyectos de arqueolog赤a p迆blica es el enfoque en la ense anza primaria. Para desarrollar una pedagog赤a culturalmente pertinente y comprender el impacto del conocimiento de la historia y herencia cultural, es importante explorar las ideas que ya tienen los estudiantes acerca de estos conceptos y c車mo interpretan y transforman la informaci車n que encuentran. En Belice, a trav谷s de recursos arqueol車gicos, proyectos de investigaci車n e iniciativas de curr赤culo, los estudiantes desarrollan ideas e inter谷s en arqueolog赤a, ruinas y "los mayas". Este art赤culo se basa en la investigaci車n etnogr芍fica con estudiantes de nivel primario sobre su interacci車n con sitios arqueol車gicos y su conocimiento y aprendizaje acerca de recursos culturales locales y nacionales. La investigaci車n es comparativa, bas芍ndose en dos comunidades y escuelas distintas. Tambi谷n es interdisciplinaria, entrelazando los campos de estudios de arqueolog赤a, antropolog赤a cultural y educaci車n. Se exploran las maneras en que los estudiantes aprenden historia, arqueolog赤a y diversidad cultural en Belice, adem芍s de su conocimiento y su concepci車n err車nea acerca de la pr芍ctica arq
%K conocimiento del estudiante
%K investigaci車n etnogr芍fica
%K educaci車n arqueol車gica
%K Belice
%K Student knowledge
%K ethnographic research
%K archaeology education
%K Belize
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