Effective interpretation must engage visitors’ present anxieties, not just park facts

Evidence

Tilden sought to make the youngrangers “cognizant of the fact that, no matter how proficient an interpreter may be in other respects, he cannot reach the mind of a visitor unless he is keenly aware of the ‘air of disturbance’ in the mind of the visitor” brought about by insecurity from what he termed the “environmental morass in which our boasted Technology has mired us.” — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 58

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Interpretation must translate scholarly findings into visitors’ lived identification — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 319; Understanding gained in place creates a felt sense of personal custody over parks — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 831; People seek certainty and belonging in natural and historic sites — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 156 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Interpretation must translate scholarly findings into visitors’ lived identification #corroborates (0.82) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 319
• Interpretation rests on specialist fact but freely selects the essence for visitors #qualifies (0.75) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 833
• Understanding gained in place creates a felt sense of personal custody over parks #expands (0.72) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 831
• People seek certainty and belonging in natural and historic sites #expands (0.72) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 156