[BCMA] Call to list ongoing museum education research and evaluation projects

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

September 10, 2009

Are you researching or evaluating an aspect of museum education or
interpretation? Are you doing research for a museum education-related thesis
or dissertation? If so, here's your chance to share your work with
interested others around the globe.

Just send an e-mail to mem at mccastle.com that includes:
- name of project
- research or 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].

To review recent research listings, read the MEM blog, "FORUM: Research and
Resources in Museum Education" at http://forum.mccastle.com/.

All listings are free of charge and displayed in their language of origin.
Deadline for the September issue of Museum Education Monitor (MEM), in which
this work will be listed, is Friday, September 18.

FYI, research listings for July 2009 MEM included:
- eMotion - mapping museum experience (Switzerland)
- National Survey:  Prevalence of Interdepartmental Collaboration and
Constructivism in Art Museums (USA)

Internship Projects listed were:
- The Sky's The Limit (Canada)
- Museum Exhibit of Assistive Technology (USA)
- Gorilla Touch Table (Canada)
- Collectors¹ Corner Neighborhood Trading Post (USA)
- Trail of Tears background information (USA)
- iAfrica: Connecting with Sub-Saharan Art (USA)
- The Synagogue Speaks! (USA)
- Leo Burger Immigrant's Trunk, Early Childhood Education (USA)

A complimentary copy of this July issue 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!

Cheers,
Chris

M. Christine Castle, Editor, Museum Education Monitor
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
mem at mccastle.com   
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