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March 5, 2008

Are you or do you know a student working on science center
education-related research?

To celebrate March Break, MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM), the monthly
e-newsletter, is compiling a list of museum education/interpretation
research projects currently being undertaken by students at any level of
higher education. This could include research being done for a major
paper, an honours-level thesis, masters thesis, dissertation,
internship, etc. 

Of course, we also continue to welcome research listings by museum
workers, faculty, and others.  

If you wish to share your research or evaluation with others around the
world, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] that includes:
- name of project
- research/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.
For possible labels from past listings, sign in to the MEM blog, "FORUM:
Research and Resources in Museum Education" at www.mccastle.com ] 

All listings are free of charge and displayed in their language of
origin. Deadline for the MEM March issue is Friday March 14, 2008

FYI, the following research projects were listed in MEM, February 2008:

- Evaluation of the Museum Experience with an Emphasis on the Exhibit:
Women, Power, and Politics (USA)
- Institutional challenges in implementing new approaches to programming
(Canada)

And updates on:
- ArtsConnectEd II (USA)
- Canadians and their Pasts (Canada) 
- Visitor Study in "What is Painting? Contemporary Art from the
Collection" - Museum of Modern Art, NYC (USA)
- Museum of London Inclusion Program Evaluation (UK) - Downloadable PDF 

A complimentary copy of this Museum Education Monitor, February 2008, or
a guest research pass to the MEM Archives to review back issues are both
available upon request to [log in to unmask] .  

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

(Please excuse cross-postings. I try to extend the call as widely as
possible. Inevitably many of us are subscribed to several electronic
discussion lists related to museum education. For those who are, your
patience is appreciated. CC.}

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