Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Conceptual Sketch], untitled. Blue ink sketch on tracing paper, 12 x 18 1/2 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Conceptual Sketch], untitled. Blue ink sketch on tracing paper, 12x13 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Conceptual Sketch], untitled. Blue and green ink sketch with yellow and green marker coloring on tracing paper, 18 x 20 1/4 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Conceptual Sketch of Structure], untitled. Blue ink sketch on tracing paper with notations, initialed, 12x16 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Conceptual Sketches], untitled. Ink sketches on graph paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Conceptual Sketches], untitled. Ink sketches on graph paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Facade Study], untitled. Blue ink sketch on tracing paper, 12 x 21 1/2 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Facade Study], untitled. Pencil and purple pencil drawing on vellum, 13 3/4 x 24 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984-1986 (unbuilt project)

[Facade Study and Section], untitled. Pencil and red pencil drawing on vellum, 17 1/4 x 23 inches [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Enriching the Historiography of Religious Education: Insights from Oral Life History

This article seeks to exemplify the extent to which oral life history research can enrich existing historiographies of English Religious Education (RE). Findings are reported from interviews undertaken with a sample of key informants involved in designing and/or implementing significant curriculum changes in RE in the 1960s and 1970s. The interviews provided insights into personal narratives and biographies that have been marginal to, or excluded from, the historical record. Thematic analysis of the oral life histories opened a window into the world of RE, specifically in relation to professional identity and practice, curriculum development, and professional organizations, thereby exposing the operational dynamics of RE at an (inter-)personal and organizational level. The findings are framed by a series of methodological reflections. Overall, oral life histories are shown to be capable of revealing that which was previously hidden and which can be confirmed and contrasted with knowledge gleaned from primary documentary sources.

South Carolina’s Arts In Basic Curriculum Project : A History 1987-2007

The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project is a multifaceted initiative that has positively impacted arts education in South Carolina and the nation. Founded in 1987 the ABC Project has become a national model and influenced the advancement of education in and through the arts with a multitude of programs, models, and schemes. This is an overview of the full history. Parts I and II will chronicle events that were foundational to the project from inception in 1987 to the celebration of its 20th anniversary in 2007. Part III gives detailed descriptions of ten of the most important facets of the project.

Digital storytelling as participatory public history in Australia

This chapter discusses digital storytelling as a methodology for participatory public history through a detailed reflection on an applied research project that integrated both public history and digital storytelling in the context of a new master-planned urban development: the Kelvin Grove Urban Village Sharing Stories project.

Citizen journalism and political participation : the youdecide project and the 2007 Australian Federal Election

The 2007 Australian Federal election not only saw the election of a Labor government after 11 years of John Howard’s conservative Coalition government. It also saw new levels of political engagement through the Internet, including the rise of citizen journalism as an alternative outlet and mode of reporting on the election. This paper reports on the You Decide 2007 project, an initiative undertaken by a QUT-based research team to facilitate online news reporting on the election on a ‘hyper-local’, electorate-based model. We evaluate the You Decide initiative on the basis of: promoting greater citizen participation in Australian politics; new ways of engaging citizens and key stakeholders in policy deliberation; establishing new links between mainstream media and independent online media; and broadening the base of political participation to include a wider range of citizen and groups.

Project learning through project histories

Many people and organisations continually repeat mistakes or fail to take advantage of opportunities because they have not learned from their past history, frequently as a result of not having taken the time to reflect and take stock of their experiences. This common error is avoidable, particularly with today’s capacity for information and communication technology (ICT) to enable organisations to not only record lessons learned but to easily make these available throughout an organisation. Moreover, the evidence of the literature and experience suggests that currently companies do not rigorously analyse past experience and log lessons learned using manual methods so it is hardly surprising that this trend is not changed by the availability of ICT.