Great tours! : thematic tours and guide training for historic sites / Barbara A. Levy, Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd, Susan P. Schreiber.
Material type: TextSeries: American Association for State and Local History book seriesPublisher: Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, 2001Description: xiii, 159 p. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0759100993 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0759100985 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Historic sites -- Interpretive programs -- United States -- Planning
- Tour guides (Persons) -- Training of -- United States
- Curriculum planning -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Personnel management -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- United States -- History, Local -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- 917.3040683
- E159. L488 2001
Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Pt. 1. Developing the Thematic Tour -- 1. Preparation: Assemble the Facts -- 2. Planning: The Theme Development Team and the Roundtable Workshop -- 3. Creating: Writing, Revising, and Testing the Thematic Tour Outline -- Pt. 2. Training Guides to Give Thematic Tours -- 4. Site Specifics and Historical Context -- 5. Material Culture: The Physical Evidence -- 6. Interpretive Themes and the Thematic Tour -- 7. Communication: Audience and Presentation Techniques -- Pt. 3. Managing Guides Effectively -- 8. Managing Guides Effectively -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index.
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 917.3040683 LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A254109B |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Pt. 1. Developing the Thematic Tour -- 1. Preparation: Assemble the Facts -- 2. Planning: The Theme Development Team and the Roundtable Workshop -- 3. Creating: Writing, Revising, and Testing the Thematic Tour Outline -- Pt. 2. Training Guides to Give Thematic Tours -- 4. Site Specifics and Historical Context -- 5. Material Culture: The Physical Evidence -- 6. Interpretive Themes and the Thematic Tour -- 7. Communication: Audience and Presentation Techniques -- Pt. 3. Managing Guides Effectively -- 8. Managing Guides Effectively -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index.
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