The challenge of professionalism and institutional self-understanding: a short communication
by Anna Hansen; Henrik Zipsane
International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development (IJKBD), Vol. 8, No. 1, 2017

Abstract: Museum educators are often key staff at museums in the sense that they are the ones the public, school groups and other visitors often meet. However, a study of the Nordic and Baltic countries shows that many museum educators lack formal education within the fields of pedagogical theory or learning. Their role as professional educators can therefore be questioned - in particular by other educators, such as teachers. This article discusses what the implications are of this lack of formal education, for museums as institutions as well as for the museum educators.

Online publication date: Fri, 24-Feb-2017

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