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January 7, 2008 Happy New Year! Ongoing research on museum education and interpretation topics? MUSEUM EDUCATION MONITOR (MEM), the monthly e-newsletter, is compiling a list of ongoing research or evaluation projects related to museum learning/education for our upcoming January 2008 issue. Listings by students, faculty, practitioners, and consultants are all equally welcomed. As part of our ongoing service to the museum education community, recent research listings are displayed and labelled on the blog "FORUM: Research and Resources in Museum Education" accessible at www.mccastle.com 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 or evaluation question(s) [no more than 50 words, please] - how the data will be presented [report, article, dissertation, program, training event, workshop, curriculum, plan for change, etc.] - principal researcher(s)/ evaluator(s) - site(s) where research is being conducted - time span - contact information - key words to describe the project [Please check the blog "FORUM: Research and Resources in Museum Education" accessible at www.mccastle.com for suggested labels/key words] Deadline for the January issue is January 15. Later submissions will be included in the next month's issue. Listings are in the language of their origin and are, of course, free of charge. FYI, the following research projects were listed in MEM, December 2007: - Public exhibit survey for "Industry on the Waterfront" (USA) - Welsh Baccalaureate links with heritage organisations (UK) - Tour Programs at Modern and Contemporary Art Museums: A Look Across the Nation (USA) - Living Histories (UK)[A case study based approach that will look at the two main ways this museum uses live interpretation] - Climate Change and the IPCC: Reaction and Rhetoric Surrounding the 4th Assessment (UK) UPDATES on research listed in earlier issues of MEM: - Study Center Learning: An Investigation of the Educational Power and Potential of the Harvard University Art Museums Study Centers [originally listed MEM Feb 2007] A complimentary copy of the Museum Education Monitor December 2007 in which these studies are listed is 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 [log in to unmask] For more information about Museum Education Monitor, please 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.}