Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Milli Egitim, cilt.1, sa.214, ss.137-153, 2017 (Scopus)
In 2007, International Council of Museums (ICOM) had updated the definition of museum as a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment. In this regard, it is also significant that museum has been shifting from only conservation an exhibition of items toward communication with audience through active engagement and education. With perceiving the museums as an environment for education, the terms of education in museums, museum environment, and museum educator have begun to use. Considering this shift, the present study focuses on museums in Ankara of which museums have been using their context for education. In the scope of the study, five museums in Ankara had been selected using purposeful sampling. To collect data from museums, semi-structured interview form and document analysis forms were developed. In the forms, the data were gathered under five titles: Museum Educator, Education/Program/Activites, Sevice and Publicity, Cooperation and Support, and also Space. The result of the study showed that all museums have museum educators, two of whom have museum pedagogy background. Educators stated that they had felt more competent in the fields of museum and museum education; and also they had been planning and evaluating activites for the children from preschool to aged 17. Additionally, the study revealed that all museum are open for cooperation with experts and except for one museum, all have seperate and appropriate room for the education.