Theory of Museum Education
TeachersHONDA TOMOMI
Grade, SemesterYear 3 2nd semest [Licence Course]
CategoryMuseum Curator Qualification Course
Elective, Credits 2credit
 Syllabus Number9G302

Course Description

You will learn the basic theory and practice of museum education, and the skills that you are able to develop educational activities.

Course Objectives

・You will be able to explain what museum education is.
・You will gain skills to think your own ideas about educational activities and present to the audience.

Grading Policy

・Report 40%
・Presentation 40%
・Other small peices of report 20%
As for the report and the presentation, you will be given personal feedback. Especially regarding the presentation, you will receive the feedback for all presentations.

Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
TextbookText book:
Ogazawara, Yoshiki, et.al.(2012) “Museum Education Theory”, Gyosei.
Reference book:
1)Hain, H, George. (1998) “Learning in the Museum”, Doseisya.
2)Ito, Toshiro. (1993) “Museum in Citizenship”, Yoshikawa-kobunkan.
3)Kinoshita, Shuichi. (2009) “Designing Museum Learning”, Gyosei.
4)Yoshida, Kenji. (1999) “Discovering Culture, from Vundercummer to virtual museum”, Iwanami-shoten.
5)Charman, Helen. (2006) "Art Gallery Handbook: A resource for teachers”, Tate Publishing
6)Falk, H, J., Dierking, D, L. (2011) “The Museum Experience” Routledge.
7)Research group of National Museum of Nature and Science (edited). (2015) “Next Step for Kahaku”, Geearth Education Shinsya.
8)Ohori, Tetsu., Mizushima, Eiji (edited). (2012) “New Museum Studies Textbook, Museologyⅱ Museum Exhibition Theory*Museum Education Theory”, Gakubunsya.

Requirements(Assignments)

・In any kinds of papers, you must write down your name.
・If you will miss the deadline of any reports and presentations, please let the instructor know in advance. If you have passed the deadline, your points might be taken off.

Note

Schedule

1Introduction and world citizen and museum.
2History of Museum Education
3Purpose of Museum Education and related laws
4Museum Education Theory 1
5Museum Education Theory 2
6Museum Education Method and the role of Gakugei-in
7Educational exhibition and children’s museum
8Practice for Museum Education
9Experience Museum Education
10Educational activities with communities and schools
11Museum Education as a life long learning environment
12Museum for everyone
13Museum Education activity planning 1
14Museum Education activity planning 2
15Reflection