Government of IndiaExpanding the Role of Educators in Science Museums
Alternative Title: Propagation: A Journal of Science Communication, Vol. III, No. I, January 2012
Author: Jennings, Gretchen
Keywords: Science Museums- Educational Aspects
Science Museums
Publisher: National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata
Description: In 2007 the word "education" made its way to first place in the list of museum goals published by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). As someone who began museum work as an educator some thirty years ago, I am happy to see education and its attendant goals of public service and community engagement receive acknowledgement in the international museum community. At the same time I am concerned both about the way that education has been defined and perceived in museums and subsequently about the role that museum educators play. This article is based on my 30 years of experience working in and with museums, especially science centers, in the United States, my visits to some dozen museums and science centers in India during my NCSM-sponsored travels in 2009 and 2011; and reflections from my blog, Museum Commons, which I began Writing in June 2011.
Source: National Council of Science Museums
Type: Article
Received From: National Council of Science Museums
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.title.alternative | Propagation: A Journal of Science Communication, Vol. III, No. I, January 2012 |
| dc.contributor.author | Jennings, Gretchen |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-15T10:47:09Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-15T10:47:09Z |
| dc.description.abstract | In 2007 the word "education" made its way to first place in the list of museum goals published by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). As someone who began museum work as an educator some thirty years ago, I am happy to see education and its attendant goals of public service and community engagement receive acknowledgement in the international museum community. At the same time I am concerned both about the way that education has been defined and perceived in museums and subsequently about the role that museum educators play. This article is based on my 30 years of experience working in and with museums, especially science centers, in the United States, my visits to some dozen museums and science centers in India during my NCSM-sponsored travels in 2009 and 2011; and reflections from my blog, Museum Commons, which I began Writing in June 2011. |
| dc.source | National Council of Science Museums |
| dc.format.extent | 4p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Science Museums- Educational Aspects Science Museums |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | Number I |
| dc.identifier.volumenumber | Volume III |
| dc.date.copyright | 2012 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.alternativetitle | Propagation: A Journal of Science Communication, Vol. III, No. I, January 2012 |
| dc.contributor.author | Jennings, Gretchen |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-15T10:47:09Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-15T10:47:09Z |
| dc.description.abstract | In 2007 the word "education" made its way to first place in the list of museum goals published by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). As someone who began museum work as an educator some thirty years ago, I am happy to see education and its attendant goals of public service and community engagement receive acknowledgement in the international museum community. At the same time I am concerned both about the way that education has been defined and perceived in museums and subsequently about the role that museum educators play. This article is based on my 30 years of experience working in and with museums, especially science centers, in the United States, my visits to some dozen museums and science centers in India during my NCSM-sponsored travels in 2009 and 2011; and reflections from my blog, Museum Commons, which I began Writing in June 2011. |
| dc.source | National Council of Science Museums |
| dc.format.extent | 4p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata |
| dc.subject | Science Museums- Educational Aspects Science Museums |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | Number I |
| dc.identifier.volumenumber | Volume III |
| dc.date.copyright | 2012 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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