Dear Brenda,
     Thanks for doing this survey and please post your results to the list. There has been a strong interest in your question and one place to look would be in Museum Studies Programs. The Association of College and University Museums and Galleries will be exploring this question at
a one day pre-conference affiliated with the AAM conference in May. Dr. Kris Morrissey will be speaking about preparing museum professionals for the educational museum. We would be happy to have you come along and join the conversation. The ACUMG conference is:

                        To a Degree Or Can You Still Learn on the Job!
                              Museum Studies Programs in Academia.

       Portland, OR
       May 17, 2003
       Conference Brochure and Registration form:
       http://www.NaturalHeritageCenter.org/ACUMG03.pdf


     Hope you can join us!

     Stefan Sommer



Brenda Dougher wrote:

> I am currently conducting research for my MA in Museum Education and would
> like to ask the Museum-L art museum education community:
>
> 1.  What type of educational training do you feel best prepares museum
> professionals for work in museum education at an art museum?
> a. academic art history
> b. studio art
> c. education -- what kind?  how common are museum education degrees?
> d. other -- i'd be interested in hearing of unusual backgrounds
>
> 2.  In your experience, what effect have different educational backgrounds had
> upon programming or teaching methods?
>
> Please contribute to this conversation -- either on or off-list.  I will treat
> each response as an "email interview" if cited in my paper.
>
> Thank you so much for your time.
> Brenda Dougher, M.A. candidate, Museum Education
>
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