Open Forum

Routledge series – Global Perspectives on Children in Museums.

Museums have long been known as educational institutions, but throughout history museum audiences have traditionally been defined in a very narrow way. Researchers, educators, and other innovative thinkers with a passion for children and learning have worked tirelessly over the last couple of decades to change the perception of learning in the early years, and in many ways, have played a vital role in establishing a new path for museums as places for young visitors.  Many museums now recognize young children as part of their audience and offer unique experiences to nurture a child's growth and inspire learning, yet there is still a limited amount of research and documentation of theory and practice related to this growing field.

Global Perspectives on Children in Museums addresses this oversight by helping to build a strong understanding of children's development and their capacity as museum visitors. This series invites diverse points of view through texts focused on a wide range of critical topics for young museum visitors. As a new series, Global Perspectives on Children in Museums provides researchers and museum practitioners an opportunity to share and discuss research, theory, and practice with the broad community of museums.  https://www.routledge.com/Global-Perspectives-on-Children-in-Museums/book-series/GPOCIM

I welcome your ideas and look forward to discussing possible proposals for the series.  Please contact me at sharonshaffer.consulting@gmail.com.

Sharon E. Shaffer, PhD

Series Editor, Global Perspectives on Children in Museums (Routledge)