Department Chair
Andrew D. Nicholls, Ph.D., Professor of History
Date of Award
12-2013
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Museum Studies, M.A.
Department
History and Social Studies Education Department
Advisor
Cynthia Conides, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Department Home page
http://history.buffalostate.edu/museum-studies-ma
First Reader
Cynthia Conides, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History
Second Reader
Jill Gradwell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Social Studies Education
Abstract
This paper will trace a brief history of museum and P-12 school collaborations in the United States including recent reforms in formal education and the marketization of museums. It will explore different models of collaboration exemplified by national and local programming in a variety of school and museum settings. Details about collaborations between Western New York museums and schools were gleaned through personal interviews with museum personnel, mainly museum educators. This paper will also include criteria for successful collaborations and challenges to overcome in creating and sustaining collaborations between two structurally different organizations.
Finally, this paper will explore the role of a third party facilitator of museum-school partnerships and what that third party organization may bring to the table. Numerous organizations have existed around the United States at different points in history that have attempted to serve this purpose in several different ways. A local example that exists currently in the Western New York area is Arts Partners for Learning.
Recommended Citation
Somerville, Katherine, "Museum and P-12 School Collaborations and the Role of a Third-Party Facilitator" (2013). Museum Studies Theses. 1.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/museumstudies_theses/1
title page, table of contents, etc.
