The Professional Training of Museum Educators in Canada
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
A review of museum training programs was undertaken to assess the current state of professional museum education training in Canada. Out of 18 post-secondary museum studies programs, four programs include one museum education course and two programs include two courses. We found no evidence of museum education content in any of the eight Canadian curatorial practice programs. In terms of specialized programs, a Masters of Museum Education program has existed at UBC since 2012. Another Canadian university is currently examining the possibility of setting up a program. We conclude that the offer of professional museum education training in Canada is slowly improving.
Keywords: Museum Education; Museum Education Training; Post-secondary Professional Education; Professionalization of Museum Education.
[1] This research has been made possible by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The copyright notice is CC BY SA.
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. All new works based on yours will carry the same license. Thus any derivatives will also allow commercial use. For example, if someone translates your article into French, the French version of the article will also have to be shared under a CC BY SA license.
References
Applied Museum Studies. Retrieved from http://www.algonquincollege.com/healthandcommunity/program/applied-museum-studies/
Art History/Museum Studies. Retrieved from https://www.uleth.ca/future-student/program/art-historymuseum-studies
B.A. Criticism and Curatorial Practice. Retrieved from https://www.ocadu.ca/academics/undergraduate/criticism-and-curatorial-practice.htm
B.A. Media, Art, and Performance—Cultures of Display. Retrieved from https://www.luthercollege.edu/university/academics/degrees-certificates-diplomas/fine-arts
Canadian Art Gallery/Museum Educators (1991). Professional standards for art gallery/museum educators. Retrieved from http//:www.cageart.ca
Certificat en muséologie et patrimoines. Retrieved from http://etudier.uqo.ca/programmes/4038
Department of Art Education (2017). Executive summary. Graduate certificate in museum education. Montréal, QC: Concordia University.
Doctorat en muséologie, médiation & patrimoine. Retrieved from https://etudier.uqam.ca/programme?code=3120
Eisner, E. W. & Dobbs, S. M. (1986). The uncertain profession. Observations on the state of museum education in twenty American art museums. Santa Barbara, CA: The Getty Center for Education in the Arts.
Freidson, E. (2001). Professionalism: The third logic. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
Governement du Québec, Ministère de la Main-d'œuvre et de la Sécurité du Revenu, Direction générale de la formation professionnelle (1989). Devis de formation professionnelle : Éducateur de musée. (Québec, Official Publisher, publication no. SSAE-#069).
Governement du Québec, Office des Professions du Québec (1976). The Evolution of Professionalism in Quebec. (Québec, Official Publisher).
Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies in Visual Culture. Retrieved from https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/graduate/programs/diplomas/curatorial-studies-in-visual-culture
Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies. Retrieved from https://carleton.ca/icslac/curatorial-studies/
Hein, G. E. (1998). Learning in the museum. New York, NY: Routledge.
Honors Specialization in Art History and Museum Studies. Retrieved from http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/undergraduate/downloads/modules2018/ HSP_ART_HISTORY_and_MUSEUM_ STUDIES.pdf
International Council of Museums (2008). Museum Professions-A European Frame of Reference. Retrieved from: http://icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/ professions/frame_of_reference_2008.pdf
Lafortune, J.-M. (Ed.) (2012). La médiation culturelle. Le sens de mots et l'essence des pratiques. Québec, QC : Presses de l'Université du Québec.
Lafortune, J.-M. & Racine, D. (2012). Sources de la médiation culturelle. In Lafortune, J.-M. (Ed.) La médiation culturelle. Le sens de mots et l'essence des pratiques (pp. 9-37). Québec, QC : Presses de l'Université du Québec.
Leicht, K. T. and Fennell, M. L. (2001). Professional work: A sociological approach. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.
M.A. Cultural Studies Specialization in Curatorial Practice. Retrieved from https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/cultural-studies/about-the-program/curatorial-practices.html
M.F.A. Criticism and Curatorial Practice. Retrieved from https://www.ocadu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/criticism-and-curatorial-practice.htm
Maîtrise en muséologie et pratiques des arts. Retrieved from https://uqo.ca/emi/maitrise-museologie-pratiques-arts-0
Maîtrise en museologie UdeM. Retrieved from https://admission.umontreal.ca/programmes/maitrise-en-museologie/
Maîtrise en muséologie UQAM. Retrieved from https://etudier.uqam.ca/programme?code=3420
Majeure en muséologie et patrimoines. Retrieved from http://etudier.uqo.ca/programmes/6038
Major in Museum and Curatorial Studies. Retrieved from http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/undergraduate/downloads/modules2018/MAJOR_MUSEUM_and_CURATORIAL_STUDIES.pdf
Master of Art Conservation. Retrieved from http://www.queensu.ca/art/art-conservation/courses
Master of Museum Education. Retrieved from https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-museum-education
Masters of Museum Studies. Retrieved from http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/prospectivestudents/Pages/Programs/Museum-Studies.aspx
Mineure en muséologie et patrimoines. Retrieved from http://etudier.uqo.ca/programmes/8038
Minor in Curatorial Studies. Retrieved from https://www.ryerson.ca/calendar/2018-2019/minors/curatorial_minor/
Minor in Museum Studies Guelph. Retrieved from https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/undergraduate/2015-2016/c10/c10ba-ms.shtml
Minor in Museum Studies Victoria. Retrieved from https://web.uvic.ca/calendar2018-01/undergrad/fine-arts/ahvs.html
Muséologie et diffusion des arts. Retrieved from file://localhost/Université de Québec à Montréal Website/ https/::etudier.uqam.ca:programme%3Fcode=4675
Museum and Heritage Studies. Retrieved from http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/museum-and-heritage-studies.html
Museum Management and Curatorship Program. Retrieved from https://flemingcollege.ca/programs/museum-management-and-curatorship/curriculum
Native American Art/Museum Studies. Retrieved from https://www.uleth.ca/future-student/native-american-art-art-historymuseum-studies
Professional Specialization Certificate in Collections Management. Retrieved from https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/ culture-museums-and-indigenous-studies/programs/collections-management
Schultze, R. (2007). What does it mean to be a self-governing regulated profession? Journal of Property Tax Assessments and Administration, 4(3) 41-53.
Techniques de muséologie. Retrieved from https://www.cmontmorency.qc.ca/programmes/nos-programmes-detudes/techniques/techniques-de-museologie/description-du-programme/