[MassHistPres] Fwd: [SAH-LISTSERV] Pedagogical approaches to Historic Preservation

[Dennis De Witt]

I'm passing this post along from the national SAH listserve as some  
MHC listserve members may have thoughts or suggestion and the question  
comes from a local institution.

Dennis De Witt

Begin forwarded message:
> tFrom: "Caherine W. Zipf" <zipf at POST.HARVARD.EDU>
> Date: September 10, 2009 1:04:02 PM EDT
> To: SAHLISTSERV at listserv.brown.edu
> Subject: [SAH-LISTSERV] Pedagogical approaches to Historic  
> Preservation
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I teach in a small department that offers an undergraduate major in
> Cultural and Historic Preservation.  Our curriculum blends three
> disciplines: historic preservation, architectural history, and
> archaeology.  The specific program requirements are at
> http://www.salve.edu/departments/chp/ (look at the pdf of the course
> catalogue).
>
> Of late, we have been going through some growing pains and are now
> beginning an internal dialogue about our approach to teaching historic
> preservation.  One particular question that keeps surfacing is, what
> do future preservationists need to know beyond technical details (eg
> NR and Section 106) and philosophical approaches?  What kind of
> learning must occur within an educational institution, as opposed to
> what can be learned in the field?  How much architectural history and
> how much archaeology is necessary?  What skills must future
> preservations have before entering the field that they will be unable
> to learn when there?
>
> I would be very interested in hearing further thoughts about these
> issues.  I'd especially like to hear from those working in the HP
> field about any of the following questions:  What part of your
> education has proved most valuable?  What did you really need to know?
> Did you learn that in school or in the field?  Did your education
> neglect to teach you something you needed after all?  Was that a
> problem?  Names of programs and degrees are not necessary, but some
> idea of what you do in preservation would be very helpful.
>
> Please feel free to reply off list, zipf at post.harvard.edu.
>
> Thanks!
> Catherine
>
> Catherine Zipf
> Associate Professor
> Cultural and Historic Preservation Department
> Salve Regina University

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