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Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=10061, phase=CONNECT, target=127.0.0.1:2306). The server is probably not started. ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Return-Path: [log in to unmask] >Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l >Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 11:18:46 -0500 >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >From: "Craig, Michelle" <[log in to unmask]> >Organization: APA >Subject: Call for Poster Sessions >Comments: To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] > >Please Post Please Post Please Post > >CALL FOR POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS -- DEADLINE EXTENDED > >Museum Education Roundtable >Seventh Annual Research Colloquium > >April 30, 1997 >American Association of Museums Annual Conference >Atlanta, Georgia >_______________________________________________ > >MER's annual forum for new ideas and original research in all areas >relevant to museum education is an opportunity to introduce individual >research projects or reflections. This year, MER has selected "Museums >and Technology" as our programming theme. The American Association of >Museum's Annual Meeting theme is "Competing in the Arena: Content, >Creativity, and Cooperation." Poster session proposals from these areas >are encouraged, although other topics may be submitted for consideration. > >The format for presenting research features: > >* invited presentations: Researchers in the museum field will present >their research, discuss their findings, and reflect on the process. > >* poster sessions: present your research in an informal setting that >encourages discussion and feedback from fellow museum professionals. > >SEND YOUR POSTER SESSION PROPOSAL TO: > >Museum Education Roundtable >621 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. >Washington, D.C. 20003 >(please note new address, phone and fax numbers) > >or applications will be accepted via email to the MER Office at >[log in to unmask] or to Michelle Craig, Program Chair at >[log in to unmask] > >Questions? Call the MER office at (202) 547-8378 or fax to (202) >547-8344. > >DEADLINES: >Proposal Due by FEBRUARY 15, 1997 (please note new deadline date) >Notice of selection by MARCH 1, 1997 >Research Colloquium scheduled for APRIL 30, 1997. > >Thank you for your interest. Please pass this notice to friends and >colleagues who might be interested. >___________________________________________________________ >PLEASE SEE GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS BELOW. > >MER's annual forum for new ideas and original research in all areas >relevant to education in museums is an opportunity to introduce >individual research projects or reflections. The new format for the 1997 >colloquium encourages the sharing of research through poster sessions. >This research could address, but is not limited to, the following: > >* Historical Inquiry: researching the origins or practices pertaining to >museum education > >* Theoretical Application: researching the scope of an idea or concept > >* Applied Research: testing hypotheses through museum education practice > >Research must be completed or nearing completion at the time of >submission according to the format outlined below. > >PROPOSAL GUIDELINES: The poster session proposal must describe your >research according to the following two to three-page format. > >A. ABSTRACT: 5 or 6 sentences that include > >1. A statement of purpose or objective(s) of the research >2. A description of participants, if appropriate >3. A brief description of the method >4. A summary of results > >B. RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH: A few sentences that address whether the >study is an extension of previous knowledge or tests and explores new >ideas. > >C. METHOD: A brief description of how the problem was addressed, >including: > >1. A description of the participants, concepts, and/or materials. >2. A description of the research design (experimental design, survey, >historical research, etc.) >3. A description of the procedure -- what the subjects did or what was >done to them during the research investigation; where, when, and who >conducted the research; how and what data were collected and analyzed. >4. A brief summary of results and how they will be reported (graph, >tables, charts) >5. Implications for museum education. > >D. PRESENTATION: Identify how you plan to present your research in a >poster format. > > >PROPOSAL DEADLINE: February 15, 1997 > >