Moving Forward with Docents: A Summary of Findings from the Field

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Hauptverfasser: Brandi Shawn-Chaparro, Kim Tulipana, Elizabeth Wood
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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author Brandi Shawn-Chaparro
Kim Tulipana
Elizabeth Wood
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Kim Tulipana
Elizabeth Wood
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Kim Tulipana
Elizabeth Wood
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contents Moving Forward with Docents: A Summary of Findings from the Field Brandi Shawn-Chaparro Kim Tulipana Elizabeth Wood Museums Diversity Nontraditional Education Professional Development Libraries Art Program Development Grants Volunteers Botany Docent programs are in flux. Many institutions have rethought their programs to encourage more diverse voices: some have eliminated the docent role, while others have changed their structure and offered additional training. When The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens decided to invest in its docent program as part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, they started with a self-study of 10 docent programs across the country. This article summarizes the key findings of that work, from which three major themes emerged: intentional investment, targeted approaches for diversification, and expanding non-traditional training approaches.
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spellingShingle Moving Forward with Docents: A Summary of Findings from the Field
Brandi Shawn-Chaparro
Kim Tulipana
Elizabeth Wood
Museums
Diversity
Nontraditional Education
Professional Development
Libraries
Art
Program Development
Grants
Volunteers
Botany
Moving Forward with Docents: A Summary of Findings from the Field Brandi Shawn-Chaparro Kim Tulipana Elizabeth Wood Museums Diversity Nontraditional Education Professional Development Libraries Art Program Development Grants Volunteers Botany Docent programs are in flux. Many institutions have rethought their programs to encourage more diverse voices: some have eliminated the docent role, while others have changed their structure and offered additional training. When The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens decided to invest in its docent program as part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, they started with a self-study of 10 docent programs across the country. This article summarizes the key findings of that work, from which three major themes emerged: intentional investment, targeted approaches for diversification, and expanding non-traditional training approaches.
title Moving Forward with Docents: A Summary of Findings from the Field
topic Museums
Diversity
Nontraditional Education
Professional Development
Libraries
Art
Program Development
Grants
Volunteers
Botany
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1435165