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From: Aspen Historical Society <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 12:54 PM
Subject: Continuing Education


>        There has been alot of discussion on the List about having a
Master's
>degree; its value, its ramifications, etc.  Here is my dilemma.  I have a
>B.A. but have been working in a rapidly growing museum for eight years and
>am now overseeing several staff members with M.A.s.  I would like to
>continue my education but do not necessarily want to do a correspondence
>M.A. program because the generalized learning (say in history) that I would
>gain would not really pertain to my job.  Are there other museum people in
>this same dilemma?  Is there a need for a professional development program,
>possibly administrated by the AAM or the AASLH that would allow people
>currently working in museums to gain a "certificate." This type of
>education could be in the form of a one week seminar or by internet
>correspondence.  There could be several focuses such as basic conservation,
>overseeing docent programs, publications, exhibit writing, etc., etc.
>        With the emerging importance of Master's level educations in the
museum
>field, a program like this would allow working people to "keep up," and it
>would allow people to more easily shift their focus within the museum
>field, say from registrar to curation (which is what happened in my case).
>I'm just curious if there would be a demand for this type of thing.  Please
>respond to List.
>
>Lisa Hancock, Curator
>Aspen Historical Society
>