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All great suggestions for education research journals!
I find one of the challenges in locating education research in our field
is the multiple definitions of what we do -- informal learning, museum
education, natural interpretation, art education, science education,
out-of-school studies, and so on. Excellent articles can pop up in
unexpected places.
And it's often not enough to subscribe to a university-related online
catalogue of journals as several of the best are not listed therein
(e.g. Journal of Interpretation Research, Informal Learning). However,
at the same time there is a encouraging trend to produce e-journals that
are available for free download on the web. Look for the University of
Leicester's _museum & society_ journal or the Australian _Open Museum
Journal_.
I've taken the liberty of including below an excerpt from the "Print
Journals" review in the latest _Museum Education Monitor_. (Online
journals are listed separately.) The journals listed vary from issue to
issue but it will give you a sense of the wide range available.
Hope this helps!
Chris
M. Christine Castle, Ph.D.
Editor, Museum Education Monitor
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Excerpt from the e-newsletter _Museum Education Monitor_ December 2006
[abstracts removed in interests of space]
(7) PRINT JOURNALS / LES REVUES PROFESSIONNELLES
ASTC DIMENSIONS (Association of Science & Technology Centers)
November/December 2006
Articles include:
- International Polar Year: Creating an Education and Outreach Continuum
- Climate Change: What Visitors Want from Science Centers
http://www.astc.org/pubs/dimensions.htm
ART EDUCATION
Vol.59, #6 Nov 2006
- Sara Wilson McKay, "Living the Questions: Technology-Infused Action
Research in Art Education"
http://www.naea-reston.org/publications.html
ART JOURNAL (College Art Association)
Vol.65, #3 Fall 2006
- Anna Hammond, Ian Berry, Sheryl Conkelton, Sharon Corwin, et al., "The
Role of the University Art Museum and Gallery."
http://www.collegeart.org/artjournal/
CANADIAN ISSUES
Fall 2006
- Stéphane Lévesque, "Learning by "playing": Engaging Students In
Digital History" [Aussi disponsible en français]
http://www.acs-aec.ca/English/Canadian%20Issues.htm
CURATOR: The Museum Journal
Volume 49 #4 2006
Includes:
- Stephen Bitgood, "An Analysis of Visitor Circulation: Movement
Patterns and the General Value Principle"
http://www.altamirapress.com/RLA/Journals/Curator/Index.shtml
JOURNAL OF EDUCATION IN MUSEUMS (Group for Education in Museums UK)
Vol. 27
Includes articles:
- Jenny Wedgbury, "Reading the city: tangible and intangible heritage in
London"
- Rinku Mitra, "The Tibet Museum: a case study of a museum by a
community-in-exile"
- Kate Pontin, "Across the board: Around the world in 18 games"
http://www.gem.org.uk/
engage JOURNAL
Vol.19, Autumn 2006
Theme: Diversity
Includes:
- Alana Jelinek, "Actions speak louder than words: an inter-gallery
education course"
- Eithne Nightingale, "From the margins to the mainstream: embedding
diversity across the V&A"
http://www.engage.org/readmore/ejournal.aspx
INFORMAL LEARNING
No.79, July-August 2006
Includes articles:
- Christine Reich, Elissa China and Elizabeth Kunz, "Museums as forum:
engaging science center visitors in dialogue with scientists and one
another"
- Robert L. Russell, "Celebra La Ciencia: An evolving collaboration to
encourage Hispanic family involvement in informal science"
http://www.informallearning.com/ilr-about.htm
JOURNAL OF MUSEUM EDUCATION (Museum Education Roundtable USA)
Volume 31, #3, Fall 2006
Theme: The professional relevance of museum educators: Perspectives from
the field
Includes articles:
- George Hein, "Progressive education and museum education ..."
- Elsa B. Bailey, "Researching museum educators' perceptions of their
roles, identity, and practice"
- Susan Bass Marcus, "Connectors"
- Calvin Uzelmeier, "Learning to listen to the visitor"
- Erin Dragotto, Christine Minerva, and Michelle Nichols, "Is museum
education "Rocket Science"?"
- Barbara Henry, "The educator at the crossroads of institutional
change"
www.lcoastpress.com
LEGACY (National Association of Interpretation USA)
Vol. 17 #6
Theme: Interpreting Sacred Spaces
Includes articles:
- Ray Tabata, "Ise Jingu: Seeing Japan through Shinto eyes"
- Linda Breen, "Shelter from the storm"
Story of St. Augustine church in New Orleans, LA
- K. C. Summerfield, "A place of earth memories" [Yosemite National
Park]
http://www.interpnet.com/publications/legacy.shtml
MUSEUM MANAGEMENT & CURATORSHIP
Vol. 21, #3 (September 2006)
Includes:
- Michael Ames, "Counterfeit museology" [published posthumously]
- Roger I. Simon, “The terrible gift: Museums and the possibility of
hope without consolation”
- Megan Axelsen, "Using special events to motivate visitors to attend
art galleries"
- Pat Sterry and Ela Beaumont, "Methods for studying family visitors in
art museums: A cross-disciplinary review of current research"
- Kirsten Holmes, "Experiential learning or exploitation? Volunteering
for work experience in the UK museums sector"
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30458/descr
iption#description
MUSEUMS & SOCIAL ISSUES
Volume 1 #2 Fall 2006
Theme - A Culture of Sustainability Edited by Kris Morrissey and
Douglas Worts
Includes articles:
- Douglas Worts, "Fostering a Culture of Sustainability"
- Terry Link, "Models of Sustainability: Museums, Citizenship, and
Common Wealth"
- Glenn C. Sutter, "Thinking Like a System: Are Museums Up to the
Challenge?"
http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=4
MUSEUMS JOURNAL (Museums Assoc. UK)
December 2006
Includes:
- Patrick Steel, "Doctor's orders"
http://www.museumsassociation.org/publications&_IXSESSION_=qotYrtO6Kx8&_
IXPOS_=ma2
VISITOR STUDIES TODAY
Vol. 9, #3 2006
Includes:
- Cheryl Meszaros, "Now THAT is evidence: Tracking down the evil
"whatever" interpretation"
together with responses to this keynote address from Karen Knutson &
Kevin Crowley, Joe Heimlich, and George Hein. **A most interesting
discussion!
http://www.visitorstudies.org/
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