March 5, 2008 Do you know a student working on museum education-related research?
To celebrate March Break, 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. Of course, we also continue to welcome research listings by museum workers, faculty, and others in related fields. If you wish to share your research or evaluation with colleagues around the world, please send an e-mail to mem at mccastle.com that includes: - name of project - research/evaluation question(s) [no more than 50 words, please] - 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 [no more than 4 or 5, please. For possible labels from past listings, sign in to the MEM blog, "FORUM: Research and Resources in Museum Education" at www.mccastle.com ] All listings are free of charge and displayed in their language of origin. Deadline for the MEM March issue is Friday March 14, 2008 FYI, the following research projects were listed in MEM, February 2008: - Evaluation of the Museum Experience with an Emphasis on the Exhibit: Women, Power, and Politics (USA) - Institutional challenges in implementing new approaches to programming (Canada) And updates on: - ArtsConnectEd II (USA) - Canadians and their Pasts (Canada) - Visitor Study in "What is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection" - Museum of Modern Art, NYC (USA) - Museum of London Inclusion Program Evaluation (UK) - Downloadable PDF A complimentary copy of this Museum Education Monitor, February 2008, or a guest research pass to the MEM Archives to review back issues are both available upon request to mem at mccastle.com . Please get in touch for more information about this call or to discuss your research. I look forward to hearing from you! M. Christine Castle, Editor, Museum Education Monitor mem at mccastle.com For more information about Museum Education Monitor or to subscribe see http://www.mccastle.com (Please excuse cross-postings. I try to extend the call as widely as possible. Inevitably many of us are subscribed to several electronic discussion lists related to museum education. For those who are, your patience is appreciated. CC.}
