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Museum Volunteers is a practical handbook on the use of volunteers
as interpreters within museums. Drawing on key examples of
outstanding practice from the UK and North America, this book forms
a unique resource on volunteerism. This book: * reviews research on
the changing priorities of museums * examines a form of
volunteering that has provided benefits to all participants in an
activity similar to museum interpretation - student tutoring *
describes and analyses the strengths of five exceptional volunteer
programmes in Canada and the USA * reports the finding of five
volunteer programmes set up and managed by the authors in the
Science Museum, London * examines the development process of the
pilot studies and the consequent establishment of a permanent
volunteer programme in the Science Museum, London * discusses the
mutual benefits that volunteer programmes can bring to museums and
volunteers * offers suggestions on the practical day-to-day
management and administration of volunteers. This book is essential
reading for anyone involved with the management and administration
of a museum, or, is thinking of offering their services to a museum
as a volunteer.
Museum Volunteers is a practical handbook on the use of volunteers as interpreters within museums. Drawing on key examples of outstanding practice from the UK and North America, this book forms a unique resource on volunteerism. This book: * reviews research on the changing priorities of museums * examines a form of volunteering that has provided benefits to all participants in an activity similar to museum interpretation - student tutoring * describes and analyses the strengths of five exceptional volunteer programmes in Canada and the USA * reports the finding of five volunteer programmes set up and managed by the authors in the Science Museum, London * examines the development process of the pilot studies and the consequent establishment of a permanent volunteer programme in the Science Museum, London * discusses the mutual benefits that volunteer programmes can bring to museums and volunteers * offers suggestions on the practical day-to-day management and administration of volunteers. This book is essential reading for anyone involved with the management and administration of a museum, or, is thinking of offering their services to a museum as a volunteer.
Originally published in 1975 Education and Social Action, examines
the possibility and value of effecting links between community
service and the curriculum in various sectors of higher education.
It describes what has been done in each of several disciplines in
giving students the opportunity to carry out work of direct social
utility within the context of the curriculum. It examines the
benefits and the problems experienced by students, their teachers,
and analyses the social and educational issues involved. The book
derives links between the work of Community Service Volunteer in
fostering links between Community Service and the curriculum, not
only in schools but in institutions of higher education.
Schemes involving students as tutors are in place in many
countries. This work aims to stimulate and encourage the use of an
educational technique through which teachers in tertiary and
secondary education can amplify and extend their influence -
through the deployment of students as tutors.
Schemes involving students as tutors are in place in many
countries. This work aims to stimulate and encourage the use of an
educational technique through which teachers in tertiary and
secondary education can amplify and extend their influence -
through the deployment of students as tutors.
Originally published in 1975 Education and Social Action, examines
the possibility and value of effecting links between community
service and the curriculum in various sectors of higher education.
It describes what has been done in each of several disciplines in
giving students the opportunity to carry out work of direct social
utility within the context of the curriculum. It examines the
benefits and the problems experienced by students, their teachers,
and analyses the social and educational issues involved. The book
derives links between the work of Community Service Volunteer in
fostering links between Community Service and the curriculum, not
only in schools but in institutions of higher education.
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