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April 7, 2008

Are you currently researching or evaluating any aspect of the practice
of museum education or interpretation? 

MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM), the monthly e-newsletter, is compiling a
list of ongoing research and evaluation projects for the upcoming April
2008 issue. I welcome listings by museum workers, faculty, and students
at all levels of study. This month's focus is history museums and
historical sites but studies in other disciplines will be included and
then featured in subsequent issues.  

If you wish to share information on your research or evaluation project
with others around the world, please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask]
that includes:
- name of project
- 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.


All listings are free of charge and displayed in their language of
origin. **Deadline for the April issue is Monday April 14, 2008.**

FYI, the following research projects were listed in MEM, March 2008
(Focus on student research):

- A cultural triangle: digitalisation, art and museum. An analysis of
Antwerp museum websites using Web Usability Heuristics (Belgium)

- Index to Historica Fair Research Project Resources (Canada)

- Children's museum in the world and creating a children's museum model
for Turkey (Turkey)

- Museum education and museums of Italy and comparison to Turkey
(Turkey)

- Making 4 - 5th class elementary school students conscious of
protecting cultural objects through museum education (Turkey)

- An investigation into the key factors that underlie the contemporary
exhibition of biological collections in British museums (UK)

- Museum puppetry (UK)

- The role of activities about science in influencing the science
learning identities of students (UK)

- Preserving Culture Through History (USA)

- Influence of Gallery Layout Properties on Space-Use Patterns and
Exhibition Narratives: An Inquiry on the Galleries of YCBA, MoMA, and
HMA (USA)

- The Effects of Security Guards and Gallery Guides on Visitor
Experience at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (USA)

A complimentary copy of this Museum Education Monitor, March 2008, is
available upon request to [log in to unmask] . Research listings are also
available on the MEM blog, "FORUM: Research and Resources in Museum
Education" at www.mccastle.com.    

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 visit
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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