Introducing the Research and Practice Forum

Gutwill, Joshua P.

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“…Research does not happen in a vacuum, and neither does practice. In this forum, we invite authors to conscientiously connect practice and research – to examine the influence of one upon the other and the mutual bonds between the two (Gutwill, ). The ties between research and practice may be positive – with exciting implications for both museum professionals and academics.…”

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“…The ties between research and practice may be positive – with exciting implications for both museum professionals and academics. Conversely, in exploring the role of research in practice, authors may “question the need, utility, and impact of research in the museum field” (Gutwill, ). We do not see the questioning of research impact or significance as a negative conversation but an essential one.…”

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“…We must cease these imagined divisions of labor for our field to survive. At Curator, we love the notion of "jointly negotiated research" that my predecessor in this position, Joshua Gutwill, promoted (Allen and Gutwill, 2016;Gutwill, 2016). In research, I will lead by example, as I did in the study of curators and the crafting of curatorial voice (Coleman, 2016).…”

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The Necessity of Research Practice

Coleman¹

2020

Curator The Museum Journal

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The Necessity of Research Practice

Coleman¹

2020

Curator The Museum Journal

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“…Fragmentation of the literature and lack of bibliographic control hampers the ability of museum practitioners and scholars to share insights and innovations, build on others’ advances, discover relevant theories and methods, and uncover gaps in knowledge. Given the ongoing interest in leveraging research to improve museum practice and in involving museum professionals in the conversation about and conduct of museum studies research (Gutwill ; Mcleod ; Rounds ), the field requires a literature base that is readily discoverable and accessible.…”

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The Museum Studies Literature: Revisiting Traditional Methods of Discovery and Access, Exploring Alternatives, and Leveraging Open Access to Advance the Field

Teasdale¹,

Fruin²

2017

Curator The Museum Journal

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A decade ago, East (2008) examined the coverage of major museum studies journals by two major databases and one academic search engine, concluding that bibliographic control of the museum studies literature was inadequate and posed a barrier to further development of the field. In this article, we revisit the issues raised by East. We reevaluate the availability of core journals in museum studies through traditional venues and identify alternative access and discovery points, including academic citation search engines, journal content alerts, social media, and field-specific websites. We then consider the open access movement and present five recommendations for leveraging open access to enhance discovery and access for the museum studies literature: maximize authors' rights to their own content; publish scholarship in open access or hybrid journals; develop an open access fund for museum studies researchers and scholars; deposit work in open access repositories; and create new open access resources.

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“…1 1 We adopt Gutwill (2016)’s definition of museum “as a shorthand for “all designed informal learning environments, such as art, history, natural history and science museums, as well as zoos, aquaria, botanical gardens and science centers” (p. 206). …”

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Measuring a Sense of Belonging at Museums and Cultural Centers

Price¹,

Applebaum²

2021

Curator The Museum Journal

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Better understanding guests’ sense of belonging can explain why some feel quite at home in museums while others would never consider visiting. To do so, we start by developing a model of belonging uniquely suited for museums and cultural institutions. Based on literature and expert interviews, it includes three elements of belonging: Inclusion, Place Belongingness and Context of the visit. This study presents an easy‐to‐use survey instrument designed to measure all aspects of the model. It adapts two previously published scales while introducing the Cultural Context Belonging Scale, newly developed for these settings. We tested it with 333 guests leaving a science museum and present results of a confirmatory factor analysis and criterion validation. The former showed the new scale consisted of two factors based on concepts of community and agency. Overall, community belongingness showed the most significant difference among guests’ reported sense of overall belonging at the museum. Black or African American, Latinx and Asian guests thought of community more often related to their race and ethnic identity. In contrast, White guests thought of community in terms of a place or location.

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Introducing the Research and Practice Forum

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

The Necessity of Research Practice

The Necessity of Research Practice

The Museum Studies Literature: Revisiting Traditional Methods of Discovery and Access, Exploring Alternatives, and Leveraging Open Access to Advance the Field

Measuring a Sense of Belonging at Museums and Cultural Centers

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