Learning & Loans

Conclusion: 92% (23) of 25 teachers let their students touch the loans sometimes or always. Only two non-user schools (8%) did not allow any handling of the objects. The majority of loans therefore allow for the opportunity of learning through handling or manipulating in a perspex sandwich.

Key: A "user" is a school that already uses the loan service. A "non-user" is a school that does not currently use the loan service.

1. Teacher A: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always
But it does depend on the object - whether it is under perspex or not.

2. Teacher B: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

3. Teacher C: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

4. Teacher D: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

5. Teacher E: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

6. Teacher F: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always


7. Teacher G: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

8. Teacher H: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always
All the loans we have right now are under perspex. But we would let them touch them if the guidelines made that clear it was all right.

9. Teacher I: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

10. Teacher J: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch all the objects?
Always

11. Teacher K: User: Primary
Do you let the children touch all the objects?
Always

12. Teacher L: Non-user: Primary
Do you always let the children touch all the objects?
Never

13. Teacher M: Non-user: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Sometimes
It depends on the delicacy of the loan. I tell them that they are old. But there is no point if they can't hold them. The dresses are different, however. But on the whole if you can't handle the other loans it is a pointless exercise.

14. Teacher N: Non-user: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Sometimes
We have had them out 3 times now. Yes, the students touch them. But not at first. I let them know that they are very special. They are good with them.

15. Teacher O: Non-user: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Never
The teachers are afraid to let the children handle the artefacts from the museum. They don't want the responsibility of something being damaged. However, we always touch our own collection of artefacts. The whole point of using them is the ability to handle them.

16. Teacher P: Non-user: Primary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Sometimes

17. Teacher Q: User: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

18. Teacher R: User: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Sometimes
If they are borrowed from you we want to prevent damage. If they are fabric we might want them to touch for texture.

19. Teacher S: User: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always
Unless it says otherwise. We tend to have more loans under perspex but I do use cultural objects from, for example, Africa.

20. Teacher T: User: Secondary
Do you let the children touch all the objects?
Always

21. Teacher U: User: Secondary
Do you let the children touch all the objects?
Always

22. Teacher V: Non-user: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Sometimes

23. Teacher W: Non-user: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Sometimes
I will let them touch the objects under controlled conditions. But because 46% of our children are special needs, there are controlled conditions all the time!

24. Teacher X: Non-user: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always

25. Teacher Y: Non-user: Secondary
Do you let the children touch the objects?
Always