Through field study students can actively become involved in understanding family histories by using historic houses or museum houses. The accomodations at Old Sturbridge Village are examined as an example. (JR)

The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution undertook a research project to determine what could be done to enable visually handicapped persons to benefit from the museum's resources. (Author)

Educators and museum evaluators are attempting to understand the influence science museums have upon science education and the kinds of learning experiences visitors have in the multisensory, informal learning environments of science museums. The problem investigated in this study involved the effectiveness of the exhibit interpreter. The study…

More than 17,000 respondents from a representative sample of the population were interviewed by the Bureau of the Census during 1982 about their participation in arts activities. Separate national samples were collected during each month of the year. Ten major areas were addressed: (1) the size of the audience for the arts; (2) the relationship…

The purposes of this investigation were to describe the curricular elements of a museum and to determine if the framework for interpreting a school curriculum found in "A Study of Schooling" (Goodlad & Associates, 1979) is applicable to the informal curriculum of the non-school setting. Eight museums were studied; curators were…

More than 17,000 respondents from a representative sample of the population were interviewed by the Bureau of the Census during 1982 about their participation in arts activities. Separate national samples were collected during each month of the year. Ten major areas were addressed: (1) the size of the audience for the arts; (2) the relationship…

This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by information professionals working in an archive or museum. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which information professionals in archives or museums perform: acquisitions; cataloging/indexing; reference; exhibit management; and…

Education is identified as one of the major goals of zoos. Research studies of the educational goals of different audiences associated with zoos and aquaria are reviewed in this report. These audiences include: (1) the zoo staff; (2) volunteers or docents; (3) general community members in formal programs; (4) students (elementary through graduate…

A 3-part article, including (1) "Social Education Visits a Museum, (2) African Art and Social Values / Edward Cutler, and (3) Artist Ben Shahn on Human Rights.

THE RESEARCH IS PUBLISHED IN TWO DOCUMENTS--BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABSTRACTS--WITH THE BIBLIOGRAPHY SECTION INCLUDING ACADEMIC RESEARCH, EXPLORATORY WORK, EXPERIMENTS, TRIALS WITH NEW METHODS, AND UNCONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS, WHILE THE ABSTRACTS INCLUDE ONLY AUTHORITATIVE RESEARCH DIRECTLY RELATED TO LEARNING. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY GIVES A REFERENCE NUMBER,…

Four environmental education booklets presented in this document comprise the fourth volume of the environmental series developed by community groups around the Tallahassee Junior Museum and its pioneer farm. The focus of the document is on ways to environmental education. Part one presents a mini-history of Tallahassee, its origin, inhabitants,…

Completed by a WICHE intern as part of an effort to bring together community organizations with institutions of higher education, the report compiles and assesses the educational program presently offered by the Grand Junction Historical Museum and Institute of Western Colorado. A major objective was to help the museum develop a program to change…

This pamphlet seeks to answer most of the questions and correct some of the mistakes the author encountered during a first-hand study of conditions in over 100 small museums. The pamphlet is a short presentation of the fundamental elements of good museum management, with clarifying comments for those least familiar with museum work. The main…

This resource list is intended to inform teachers of the teaching aids which are available about Eskimos and Indians. It includes the following sections in loose-leaf form for easy updating: bibliography with sub-sections entitled Eskimos, General, Indians of Canada, Indians of Other Regions, Indian Culture, Myths and Legends, Biography, and…

The purpose of this study was to provide the New York State Museum (NYSM) with a profile of its audience during 1966. A total of 1,544 persons were interviewed. Visitors came from seven counties, with Albany accounting for 58%. A comparison was made with Royal Ontario Museum on the basis of group size, sex, age, educational level, occupation, and…