| Teacher Interview: Question 3: Where and how are the museum
objects displayed? |
Conclusion: 56% of 27 displays by 21 teachers were in shared school
spaces. The remaining displays were in classrooms (44%). This indicates that not only do
the students have extended access to the objects through display but other students,
teachers and parents also have access to the loans.
Teachers described 40 examples of supportive material used to complement loans on
display. This supportive material included: books (27.5%), general labels (22.5%)
individual labels (17.5%), students' work (12.5%), and other complementary pictures (10%),
objects (7.5%) and information (2.5%). Knowledge of these additional items could influence
the design of future loan cases.
Summary of findings:
These are the responses of the 21 out of 25 teachers who use the loans for
display. The 21 teachers suggested 27 areas for display because in some cases they had a
display in more than one area.
- · Where are the museum objects displayed?
33% of displays (9) with loans are in whole school shared areas; and
22% of displays (6) with loans are in part school shared areas.
44% of displays (12) that incorporate loans are in individual classrooms;
21 teachers gave 40 descriptions of what they use to complement displays.
- · How are the museum objects displayed?
27.5% (11) described using books with loans
22.5% (9) described using general labels with loan displays
17.5% (7) described using individual labels for loans
12.5% (5) described using children's work with loans on display
10% (4) described using complementary pictures with the loans
7.5% (3) described using complementary objects with the loans
2.5% (1) described using further information with the loans
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| Teacher Interview: Question 3: Individual Answers: |
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
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central part school shared space
They are placed in several classrooms where all the children go.
with individual labels The children write these too.
with other items such as: toys and models
2. Teacher B: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space Outside the Head's office
with general labels
with books Sometimes
3. Teacher C: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central part school shared space
in a classroom
with individual labels
with general labels
with books
with other items such as: children's' work
4. Teacher D: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom
with individual labels
with general labels
with books
5. Teacher E: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
in a classroom
with general labels
6. Teacher F: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed? N/A
7. Teacher G: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
in a central part school shared space
in a classroom
with general labels
with books
8. Teacher H: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom (x4)
with general labels
with books
with other items such as: Egyptian computer images and children's' work.
9. Teacher I: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom
with individual labels
with general labels
with books
with other items such as: magnets, metal discs
10. Teacher J: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
If they are displayed at all, it would be in the hall or in a shared area. Display
to the children often means something you don't touch, so the objects are not usually used
for display. They rotate around the classrooms and are almost constantly used during the
time they are in school.
11. Teacher K: User: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
with individual labels
with books
with other items such as: pictures, children's work, other objects
Outside the hall and outside other shared areas. We have the Noah's Ark outside the
Year One classroom. I make labels for the objects and collect pictures and collect objects
that complement them. I keep these and re-use them when we get the artefacts back 2 years
later. I also put books with the artefacts and children's work that related to the
objects. Currently, I have got the children's animal masks on display with the carved
animals from the museum.
12. Teacher L: Non-user: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
with other items such as: pictures
Ideally, the teacher said that she would use them in a larger area to make
something of it and for breathing space between the objects.
13. Teacher M: Non-user: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom
We are cramped for space. Each class in the juniors comes here for
history so 200 children see the display.
with books
with other items such as: posters
14. Teacher N: Non-user: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
in a classroom
with other items such as: the students' work
15. Teacher O: Non-user: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space This was the reception area outside the
headteacher's office.
16. Teacher P: Non-user: Primary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom
with individual labels
with general labels
with books
17. Teacher Q: User: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom
18. Teacher R: User: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central part school shared space
with books
with other items such as: the teacher's own background information
19. Teacher S: User: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed? N/A
20. Teacher T: User: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central whole school shared space
with individual labels
with general labels
with books
with other items such as: pictures
In the library mainly although sometimes a few are displayed in the window at the
front of the school. Teachers bring groups to look at the loans. Or at lunch time there is
open access for any of the students.
21. Teacher U: User: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central part school shared space The art room is open plan.
22. Teacher V: Non-user: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed? N/A
23. Teacher W: Non-user: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a classroom
They will be kept in this classroom and when the students are here I will put the
loans on the files over there out of the direct sun. We have a lot of light in this space
so I would have to display them there. I will share the loans with the class next door.
They may have them out too during class time.
24. Teacher X: Non-user: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed? N/A
25. Teacher Y: Non-user: Secondary
Where and how are the museum objects displayed?
in a central part school shared space In the glass cabinet on the stairs
in a classroom They feed into Humanities work
with other items such as: kid's stuff, work
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