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Museum and education
• Museums have changed and are continuing to change.
– adjusting to meet the needs and requirements of the
communities in which they are located.
• Expectations from museum users - visitor friendly museums:
– provoked museum personnel to provide greater services.
• Museum educational activities usually relate to children,
– However the larger audiences, children and adults alike,
require learning experiences.
• For example:
– Adults are seeking opportunities to learn with their families.
• It is the museum educator's role to serve as an
advocate for the museum's audiences
– to assure public access to the collections through carefully
prepared and sensitively presented educational
programming.
• Museums are unique places for teaching a variety of
subjects if the museum educator has established a
– philosophical framework that outlines the criteria to be
followed during the development, implementation, and
evaluation of museum education programs.
• Organized activities and open-ended
questions that encourage creative observation
and thoughtful interactions are taking the
place of simple lectures.
• It should be an environment where all can
learn at a level and pace appropriate to their
needs.
• To be the most effective, educational program
planning should be systematic.
• Museum educational programs should view
– school teachers as allies in the education process but
realize that the museum is a "special vehicle" for
learning.
• EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES IN
MUSEUM:
– Different from traditional academic environment and
thus create special challenges or problems.
• A statement of this kind will establish the reasons for the
educational program and the general concepts to be
covered. It is the basic rationale for the education program.
• A clearly defined statement of purpose will guide the
development of programs.
• In developing the statement, care should be taken to
ensure consistency with the museum's general statement
of purpose.
• As the educational mission is just one element of the entire
institution, it cannot be considered in isolation.
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1. Accessibility
• Focus on Audiences-Museum educators have knowledge of and respect for the audiences their
museums serve.
• Focus on Community-Museum educators promote museums’ public service role within our
changing society.
• Diversity of Perspectives-Museum educators use interpretive practices that acknowledge the
variety of cultural, scientific, and aesthetic points of view that contribute to visitors’
understanding.
2. Advocacy
• Advocacy for Audiences-Museum educators facilitate a spirit of teamwork and
collaboration within the museum to promote the best interest of audiences.
• Advocacy of Education-Museum educators promote education as central to advancing
the mission and goals of the museum.
• Dedication to Learning-Museum educators possess a love of learning and a
commitment to nurture and develop an informed and humane citizenry.
Qualification of Museum Educator
• A museum is a laboratory for teaching by
qualified museum personnel and learning by
the public.
– Education
• Advanced degree in education, and knowledge of an
area of the museum's specialization, or museum
studies with a concentration in museum education.
– Experience
• Two years in a museum education department or other
educational institution.
Skills and knowledge of museum educator
• Knowledge, ability, and skills
1. Ability to devise and carry out education programs, including the
preparation and use of publications and exhibitions.
2. Knowledge of museum education techniques and resources.
3. Knowledge of the learning characteristics of museum audiences.
4. Skill in oral and written communication techniques appropriate to
various educational levels and objectives.
5. Knowledge of the objectives, curricula, and operation of school
systems and other educational institutions.
6. Knowledge in the area of the museum's collections.
7. Skill in using research techniques.
8. Knowledge of education evaluation methods.
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