Archaeology and Education: The Classroom and Beyond

Smith, KC; McManamon, Francis

The symposium from which these papers are derived was sponsored by the Public Education Committee of the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) and organized by KC Smith and Martha Williams. Williams, a member of the committee, is now its Chair. She has taken responsibility for steering Society efforts toward curriculum development and promotion, teacher training, and other activities related to bringing historical archeology into the nation's schools. She and Smith did a wonderful job not only in putting this symposium together, but also in bringing about a teacher training workshop concurrent with the meeting. In this they were assisted by Carol Effick. The Society wishes to thank Williams, Smith, and E/Uck for their excellent work. This collection includes presentations that range from an evaluation of the present state of historical archeology within the undergraduate curriculum of the country's colleges and universities, to discussion of the curricula of elementary and secondary school students. It is the SHA Public Education Committee's intention to highlight the efforts of teachers and other professionals in various areas of public education at each of the Society's annual meetings.