[BCMA] Children & Youth in Museums - Call to list ongoing research & evaluation

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

March 18, 2013

Children's programs, summer camps, early years research, teen programs,
evaluation with child/youth audiences ... Are you doing research or
evaluation in these or other areas related to children or youth in museums,
galleries, historic sites, parks, zoos, aquaria, and other sites of informal
learning?

If so, MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM), the monthly e-newsletter, would like
to list your work in our upcoming March 2013 Children & Teens issue. As
always, we welcome listings by museum workers, consultants, faculty, and
students at all levels of study.

To share research or evaluation with others around the world, please send an
e-mail to chris 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]
- photo or image associated with you or the work [optional]

All listings are free of charge and displayed in their language of origin.
Deadline for the March Children & Teens Issue is Friday March 29.

FYI, ongoing research listed in the February MEM included:
- The evaluation of ³Sunny Children² program (for 4-6 years¹ old, 7-9 years¹
old) (China)
- Formative Evaluation of Math Midway 2 Go (MM2GO) School Programs for the
Museum of Mathematics (USA)
- Pilot Study Evaluating Visitor Responses to the University of Cambridge
Museums¹ ŒBig Draw on Tour¹ (UK)
- Front-end Evaluation of Biodiversity/Network of Life Exhibition at
California Academy of Sciences (USA)
- ŒUnlocking Eastlake¹: student-led events programme from Plymouth
University to accompany the exhibition: In Pursuit of Art: Charles
Eastlake¹s Journey from Plymouth to the National Gallery (UK)
- Impacts of Visitor Participation in the University of Cambridge Museums¹
ŒTwilight at the Museums¹ Event (UK)
- Exploring and understanding cultural data through interactive timelines
(UK)
- Evaluation of Maryland Science Center's PlanetMania Mobile App (USA)
- Mp3s in the Museum (USA)
- Audience futures for the 21stC: Trends and developments in the delivery of
education programming at Australian national and state art museums and
galleries (AUS)

For more information on these research projects visit the MEM blog, "FORUM:
Research and Resources in Museum Education," at http://forum.mccastle.com/

For more information about this call or to discuss your research, please get
in touch as below. I look forward to hearing from you!

M. Christine Castle, Ph.D.
Editor, Museum Education Monitor
chris at mccastle.com

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FORUM Blog-- http://forum.mccastle.com/

(As always, 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)



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