[BCMA] Call to list student museum education research projects

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

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 mem at 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 museum¹s 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
chris at mccastle.com

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

M. Christine Castle, Editor,
Museum Education Monitor
mem at mccastle.com   
http://www.mccastle.com