Education and research in archival science: General tendencies

Abstract

Abstract. This text is essentially based on works carried out for a research which was subsidized from 1997 to 2000 by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The goal of this study was to examine the general tendencies of education and research in archival science. First, a review of the literature published from 1985 to 1998 allowed us to establish a state of the art. Then, a survey was completed with a questionnaire which has been sent to educational institutions, national archives institutions and researchers. Answers were received from more than 70 different countries. With regards to the education program, the analysis of data shows that there have seen notable progresses. More than the growth of the number of programs, we must especially recognize the constant improvement of its contents, which is achieved in conformity with the propositions made in the literature. As for the research, it exists a community of ideas about fields and themes to be privileged even if there is an apparent division of the researchers into two groups. The first group distinguishes itself by its cohesion by unanimously recognizing a small number (nine) of priorities in research in archival science. The second group shows multiple interests which cover 30 research themes. The author conclude in saying that the development of education and research in archival science are on their way, but nothing has yet been won. It is important to accentuate the efforts to insure a durable life to education and research as pillars of the discipline. Keywords: archival science, education, research, surveyThis text is essentially based on works carried out for a research which was subsidized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). This project inserts itself in a research program on which we have been working for more than ten years and which should allow us to judge of the state of development of the archival science. Originally, we put forth the hypothesis that the evolution of archival science is related to three principal components: the legislation on which national archival systems are based upon, the principles and functions around which the discip-* This text is an overview of a project which has been subsidized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) from 1997 to 2000. It has been presented in September 2000 in Seville (Spain) at the 10th Symposium of the Section for Archival Education and Training of the International Council on Archives (CIA/SAE). 158CAROL COUTURE line is articulated and education and research which allow its continuity and development.We have structured our research program in three sections, each one tackling respectively these themes. From 1988 to 1991, we worked on archival legislation and national archives systems around the world. Then, from 1991 to 1994, we dedicated three years of research in studying the principles and archival functions which are at the base of the discipline. The third section of which we present...

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