Call to list student museum education research

[Museum Education Monitor]

October 8, 2009

To celebrate the start of a new term, MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM),
the monthly e-newsletter, is compiling a list of museum education/
interpretation research projects currently being undertaken by
students at any level of higher education. This could include research
being done for a major paper, an honours-level thesis, masters thesis,
dissertation, internship, etc.

To assist such research, MEM offers a free one-year subscription
(including access to the MEM Archives) to any student currently
enrolled in a museum education-related course or program. Details
available at http://www.mccastle.com/Public/MEM.aspx

If you wish to share your research or evaluation with others around
the world, please send an e-mail to m...@mccastle.com that includes:
- name of project
- research/evaluation question(s)
- how the data will be presented
- principal researcher(s)/ evaluator(s)
- site(s) where research is being conducted
- time span
- contact information
- key words/labels to describe the project
Deadline for the MEM October issue is Friday October 16, 2008

FYI the following research projects were listed in MEM, September
2008:
- A comparative analysis of the use of museum’s online learning-sites
in classrooms: a case study of Victoria and Albert Museum in London
and National Palace Museum in Taiwan (Taiwan and England)
- Museum Educators and Learning Communities (USA)
- From sail to steam: objects, local identity and narratives in the
Maritime Museum of Andros island (Greece)
- Audience Research and Evaluation for Please Touch Museum (USA)
- Ford Education Center Smithsonian Institution Summative Evaluation
(USA)
A complimentary copy of this issue is available upon request to
ch...@mccastle.com

Please get in touch for more information about this call or to discuss
your research.
Cheers,
Chris

M. Christine Castle, Editor,
Museum Education Monitor
m...@mccastle.com
http://www.mccastle.com