The Role of Learning in the Development of Expertise in Museum Docents

Autor/in	Grenier, Robin S.
Titel	The Role of Learning in the Development of Expertise in Museum Docents
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 59 (2009) 2, S.142-157 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713608327369
Schlagwörter	Museums; Expertise; Volunteers; Volunteer Training; Continuing Education; Incidental Learning; Informal Education; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Independent Study; Experiential Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Expert appraisal; Freiwilliger; Freiwilliges Betriebspraktikum; Weiterbildung; Inzidentelles Lernen; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Selbststudium; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine how docents developed expertise within the context of their work with history museums. Twelve expert docents from four history-themed museums were interviewed to discover how expertise is developed by volunteers working in nonformal settings. Interpretation of the data revealed two primary means of preparation. First, formal training and continuing education were initially used by docents for learning their craft; and second, informal and incidental learning were critical to expertise development in museum docents. Based on the findings that emerged, implications for museum education and volunteer practice and the wider field of adult education are presented. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10