February 4, 2008 Are you currently researching or evaluating any aspect of museum education or interpretation?
MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM), the monthly e-newsletter, is compiling a list of ongoing research and evaluation projects for our upcoming February 2008 issue. We welcome listings by museum workers, faculty, and students at all levels of study. If you wish to share your research or evaluation with others around the world, please send an e-mail to mem at mccastle.com that includes: - name of project - 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 February issue is Wednesday February 13. FYI, the following research projects were listed in MEM, January 2008: - Youth Services in French and Australian Libraries (AUS) - Family Learning in Interactive Galleries - IMLS National Leadership Grant (USA) - Shared scientific sense-making and bilingual student advancement in science: Linking family and school learning through informal learning research (USA) - Successful scaffolding strategies in urban museums: Research and practice on mediated scientific conversations with families and museum educators (USA) - Building Pathways and Scaffolding Success: Advancing Latinas in Formal Science through Informal Learning (USA) - Culture Craft Saturdays: Engaging At-Risk Audiences (USA) - Canadians and Their Pasts - CURA (Community University Research Alliance) (Canada) A complimentary copy of this Museum Education Monitor, January 2008 is 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.}
