November 16, 2009

Doing some interesting research or evaluation on the practices of museum
education and interpretation? Want to share your work with the museum
education community worldwide? The November issue of Museum Education
Monitor (MEM) can help you do that.

[The MEM also offers help to those museum educators who are currently
unwaged. A complimentary one year MEM subscription is available upon request
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To share your ongoing research and evaluation, just send an e-mail to
[log in to unmask] 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 November MEM is Friday, November 20.

FYI, listings for October 2009 MEM included:
- Science Interpreter Program Evaluation with New Directions Students (USA)
- Identity and Best Practice among BC¹s Museum Educators (Canada)
- Developing Educational Programs for Diverse Audiences (USA)
- The changing role of art museums in the socialization of their public
(USA)
- To Ask or Not to Ask: An investigation into the degree to which public
contemporary art institutions use questioning strategies for adult learning
(UK)
- Stop, look, learn ­ Biological interest development at Natural History
dioramas (UK)
- Current trends in Museum Education in the Netherlands: 1996-2007 (NL)

A complimentary copy of this October issue is available upon request.

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
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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For more information about Museum Education Monitor or to subscribe see
http://www.mccastle.com

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