Museum Resource Materials Preference of School Teachers in the Philippines

IF YOU ARE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN THE PHILIPPINES, PLEASE KINDLY ANSWER THIS TEN-MINUTE SURVEY. IF YOU KNOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD FORWARD THIS LINK TO THEM SO THEY TOO CAN PARTICIPATE. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING RESPONSES IS ON APRIL 15, 2010.

Below is a description of the survey.


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My name is Ethel Villafranca and I am a Museum Studies graduate student at the University of Florida. I am conducting a thesis project entitled Building Bridges: Museum Outreach Resource Material for School Teachers in the Philippines. My faculty advisor is Dr. Glenn Willumson and he may be contacted at gwillumson@arts.ufl.edu or +1 352 273-3062.

Part of the project is a research study to determine what format of museum outreach resource materials (travelling suitcases, online resource materials, or posters and slides) school teachers in the Philippines would use if it were made available to them. Data collected from this study will inform the direction of the resource material that I am developing as my thesis project. The resource material will aim to introduce students to what a museum is, what they do and their important contribution to society. Lessons and activities, which will be aligned with the Philippine Department of Education’s Revised Basic Education Curriculum, will teach how museums fulfill their educational role through collections and exhibitions. The resource material will be designed for multi-disciplinary use and can be applied to lessons in science, history, math or art. As a culmination, students will collaborate to create their own classroom museum.

If you choose to participate you will be asked to rank, in the order of your preference, the format (travelling suitcase, online resources materials, or posters and slides) of the resource materials that you would be willing to use if museums developed and made these available to you. You will also be asked to provide basic information about yourself, such as location and type (private or public) of the school where you currently teach, the number of years you have been teaching, and the grade level of your students. Your personal details will remain private. There is no compensation for participating, and there are no risks associated with participation in this study. There are no direct benefits to you for participating in the study. Your participation is voluntary and you may withdraw your consent at anytime without consequence.

I may be contacted at ethelvillafranca@ufl.edu for any questions about the study and the project.


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