A study of learning outcomes of Gakugeiin(Japanese curator) qualification programme and evaluating its contents towards the needs of modern society

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K04317
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Emizu Tadahito 東海大学, 課程資格教育センター, 准教授 (40609351)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 浜田 弘明 桜美林大学, 人文学系, 教授 (30348487) ; 井上 由佳 文教大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (90469594)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 博物館 / 学芸員 / 学芸員養成課程 / 学芸員養成教育 / 博物館実習 / 博物館学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we examined the following aspects of Gakugeiin (Curator in Japanese context) training programme; the professional background of faculties, students’ learning outcomes from this programme, and the contents of practical training managed by museums around Japan.
As a result, from our questionnaire survey, a large number of faculties are specialists in their academic fields, students’ learning outcomes are heavily dependent on students’ motivation towards Gakugeiin qualification, and there were cases where practical training were run by museum similar institutions or trained by unqualified staff. Thus, it is suggested that more faculties from museum studies background to teach in this programmes, museum studies should be taught as a separate subject, one in liberal arts and another as a specialized, and qualified staff are desirable in leading the practical training for the students.

Free Research Field

博物館学