Muzejní pedagog jako (semi)profese

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Title in English Museum Educators as (Semi-)Professionals
Authors

JAGOŠOVÁ Lucie

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Art, architecture, cultural heritage
Keywords museology; museum profession; museum educator; theory of professions; professional competencies
Description A museum educator (regardless of the actual name of their position) is a well-defined and described museum profession. This paper examines the position and the role of a museum educator within the Framework of a modern museum through the prism of the sociology of profession which seeksto define professions as roles marked by high level of domain-specific education nad professional socialization, the existence of an ethical codex, hugh degree of specialization in everyday activities, the role of the client, freedom and authonomy and a high level of respect. Using these criteria, true professions and semi-professions are distinguished and in this paper, we seek to do the same for the profession of a museum educator.
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