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Julia
After having completed a large feasibilty study on museum studies program,
and even with the caveat that you don't want a museum studies degree, I
would still recommend that you look at Bank Street in New York as they seem
to have the great program in applying good learning theory to the informal
world.
Linda Segebrecht
Project Explore, Inc.
913.384.1020
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julia E. Berger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: advice re: graduate school


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> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm in the midst of making some decisions about furthering my formal
> education, and this is the place to find out if what I'm pondering
> fits reality.
>
> I do love the informal science education industry, and I'd like to
> gain a graduate degree that will be relevant to the field as well as
> have applications in "the rest of the world."  For this reason, I
> have ruled out a degree in Museum Studies.  I think its focus is too
> narrow for my purposes.
>
> I've been looking at degrees in Cognition, focusing on *how* and *why*
> people learn.  Please note this is *not* a "Cognitive Studies" degree
> that you'd
> find in a computer department, but rather a more interdisciplinary
> subcategory within the Education department, and my final goal is
> *not* be to a classroom teacher.
>
> I guess I'm trying to find out if I'm shooting myself in the foot by
> pursuing a more academic degree as opposed to a more applied degree.
> For the time being, I'd like to work towards continuing along my path
> in science education, creating effective learning tools.  As for the
> future....well, this is why
> "Museum Studies" didn't make the cut for me.
>
> If you have thoughts/experiences about graduate school in general, or
> about how graduate school was the best thing (or the worst thing)
> ever in terms of your career (or in terms of anything else), I
> welcome all input.
>
> Please feel free to email me directly at:  [log in to unmask]
>
> Thanks very much,
> Julia Berger
>
> PS:  Here's the program that is at the top of my list:
> http://depts.washington.edu/cogstudy/
>
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