A decade ago, Eisner and Dobbs (1986) conducted a study to evaluate museum education practices. The Uncertain Profession was controversial in museum education because the findings indicated fairly severe problems in the field. Among them were that there was no consensus on aims, no standards for preparation, an inadequate network of communication, insufficient staffing and resources, limited career opportunities, the perception of little political power among museum educators, and a lack of a sufficient intellectual base. / This dissertation is a follow-up study which draws on seven of Eisner and Dobbs' 20 generalizations, or findings, to examine the current state of art museum education, particularly as focused on museum-school partnerships and the influence of DBAE. The problem statement is: What changes have occurred in art museum education theories and practices since 1984 with respect to museum-school partnerships and DBAE? / Museum education directors and museum directors from the 20 museums which participated in the Eisner and Dobbs study and 12 additional museums were surveyed. It was found that standards for educating museum educators still vary, but that there have been tremendous increases in scholarly activity and theoretical models both for museum educators' training and for museum education. Networking and outreach were found to be adequate and improving. Staffing and resources are still perceived as inadequate, but museum education is increasingly empowered. Finally, there is evidence that Getty initiatives have affected teaching strategies and that there are increased museum-school partnerships possibly due to utilizing DBAE as a curriculum structure. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-09, Section: A, page: 2688. / Major Professor: Jessie Lovano-Kerr. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77264 |
| Contributors | Williams, Betty Lou., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 422 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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