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Learning Outcomes for Museum Personnel: Qualitative Case Studies on Intersectional Community Engagement in Malta and Italy

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Τίτλος: Learning Outcomes for Museum Personnel: Qualitative Case Studies on Intersectional Community Engagement in Malta and Italy
Γλώσσα: English
Συγγραφείς: Maria Brown (ORCID 0000-0002-9817-6447), Lucia Martinelli (ORCID 0000-0002-9943-8437), Sarah Rempel (ORCID 0009-0008-8682-8090), Kai Kim (ORCID 0009-0006-5936-314X), Rhona Whytock (ORCID 0009-0003-4825-2821)
Πηγή: European Educational Research Journal. 2026 25(5):780-800.
Διαθεσιμότητα: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 21
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: 2026
Τύπος εγγράφου: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Museums, Employees, Community Involvement, Professional Development, Outcomes of Education, Lifelong Learning, Intersectionality
Γεωγραφικοί όροι: Malta, Italy
DOI: 10.1177/14749041251369630
ISSN: 1474-9041
Περίληψη: This paper presents findings of a qualitative comparative case study of Palazzo Falson (PF) House Museum in the Mediterranean island-state of Malta, and MUSE Science Museum in Trento, northern Italy. It elaborates the contribution of intersectional perspectives to the study of participatory museums, and investigates ways and extents to which the two museums (can) feature intersectionally inclusive agoras, understood as accessible spaces that engage diverse publics with participatory lifelong education. The museums' community focus, and contrasting profiles featured among reasons for selection, with a view of discerning transferable insights. Findings informed the identification of general learning outcomes (LOs) for professional development initiatives that target capacity-building of museum personnel to mediate the museum to diverse publics as an intersectional lifelong education agora. A critical review of secondary sources and thematic analysis of interviews held with personnel, flagged differing capacities and resources. MUSE emerges as strong on accessibility and EU-linked initiatives, whilst the house setting of PF offers opportunities for critical alternative readings of domestic artefacts. The six proposed LOs include recognition of the lifelong educator dimension of museum personnel roles, and collaboration in a broad and inclusive network for sustainable development. Recommendations include periodical needs-analysis and participatory research and impact assessments, and museums' uptake of social audit practices.
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Entry Date: 2026
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: EJ1517030
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