Object Lessons and Early Learning by Sharon Shaffer - 9781629584058

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Object Lessons and Early LearningAuthor(s): Sharon Shaffer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Left Coast Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Left Coast Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781629584058, 978-1629584058\nSynopsis\nThe twenty-first century is a time of change for early learning in museums, due in part to society's evolving view of childhood, from an age of innocence to understanding the robust learning that defines the first years of life. This perspective is a catalyst for international conversation and continues to raise attention and interest across society. Object Lessons and Early Learning leverages what is known about the cognitive development of young children to examine the power of learning through objects in museum and heritage settings.\n\nExploring the history and modern day practice of object-based learning, Shaffer outlines the rationale for endorsing this approach in both formal and informal learning spaces. She argues that museums, as collecting institutions, are learning sp.