Shirley, In my opinion, museum education means what it says. Educating the general public about a museum's policies, museum's collections, museum's exhibitions, and museum's special programs. Generally, the functions range from writing docent learning materials to traveling to schools in the area to educate children on a collection. This is why a museum look for a person with an education background to hold this position. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Shirley Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:29 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Definition of Museum Education Hello, What is Museum Education? I have been asking myself this question for the past few weeks and my definition has changed with research in learning theories, teaching styles, etc. I would like to ask everyone what is your own personal definition of Museum Education? Why is Museum Education special? Why am I doing this? I am fine tuning my definition of museum education for myself, and to see where I really want to go in the field. Thank you. Sincerely, Shirley Brown Email Address: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).