To Museum Educators:
I am currently a graduate student in the Art Education
Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
My thesis is to discover what defines a successful
partnership between schools and museums. The aim for
this study is to gather information from which to
fashion policies and programs that will maximize
school teachers’ ability to use museum resources and
to build partnerships as a way to enrich learning
experiences for children.
I am hoping that you will take a moment to answer the
below survey. Your participation and firsthand
experience will help me understand what museum
educators and teachers are looking for when they
develop partnerships.
I thank you in advance for your participation.
Victoria C. Kowalczyk
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Survey:
Questions for Museum Personnel:
I have used terms defined by David E. Chesebrough,
Museum Partnership: Insights from the Literature and
Research; Roberson Museum and Science Center,
Binghamton, N.Y. to offer a clearer understanding of
“partnership.” When answering the following questions
use the definitions below to elucidate your answers.
Cooperation: informal relationship in which
information is shared as needed and authority is
retained by each organization, so there is virtually
no risk. Resources are kept separate as are rewards.
Coordination: a more formal, defined, and consistent
relationship and mutual understanding of a compatible
mission, structure, or planning effort. Authority
rests with the individual organizations, but there are
some increased risks for all participants. Resources
are available to all participants, and rewards are
mutually acknowledged.
Collaboration: a more durable and persuasive
relationship. Separate organizations are brought into
a new structure with full commitment to shared
mission. Authority is determined by collaborative
structure. Risks are greater as each partner
contributes its own resources and reputation.
Resources are pooled or jointly secured and rewards
are shared.
When did the Education department start developing
programs for teachers and/or students?
Were these programs developed to fulfill a need (i.e.
Educational, community, museum’s mission, or
economic)? What was the need?
What are some of the programs that are developed for
students’ and/ or teachers? Please describe some
specific programs.
What are the pros and cons when providing programs for
students vs. programs for teachers?
What process does the department use when creating
teacher and/or student programs?
What are the benefits of these programs?
How are these programs beneficial for teachers?
What are some of the issues that the education
department needs to be aware of when developing
programs or partnerships?
When was the teacher advisory board started? Why?
How are teachers chosen to become a part of the
teacher advisory board?
What role does the teacher advisory board have in the
education department?
How does the teacher advisory board contribute to the
development of programs or partnerships?
What is the main objective of the education staff when
developing a partnership with a teacher?
How are participant’s chosen when the museum develops
a partnership with a teachers/school?
When the museum develops a partnership with a school,
what is the process to make this partnership happen?
Please define type of partnership(s).
When considering a partnership, what is most
important?
(i.e. Mutual benefits, clear goals, competent
partners, open and frequents communication, clear
roles and responsibility and trust between partners,
funding issues)
What is beneficial or not so beneficial with one-time
programs vs. long term partnerships?
Is it usually museum or the school that initiates the
partnership?
If a teacher wants to develop a partnership with your
museum what are the necessary steps that they need to
follow?
What strategy does the department use to generate
program information to schools?
How does the museum promote teacher/school programs?
How does the staff member keep the communication
channels open with teachers when developing programs
or partnerships?
How does the department guarantee the time commitment
that is necessary to program success?
What are the some positive and negative aspects when
developing a partnership with teachers/schools?
In your opinion what are the elements that contribute
to an effective and successful relationship between
schools and museums?
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