Useful Links on Partnerships

Studies on Partnerships
There is not a lot of research on the benefits of partnerships between schools and museums, even though there have been studies on how important out of classroom experiences can be to children’s learning. Below are some starting places to explore the benefits of various aspects of partnerships.

Read a survey of how museums are currently partnering with schools.
http://www.imls.gov/pubs/pdf/m-ssurvey.pdf

This site addresses laws and resources for partnering with charter schools.
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/51/12/5112.htm

This site highlights the benefits of School / Museum partnerships and discusses research that suggests the future directions that these partnerships should take.
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-925/museums.htm

Read about a study on partnerships between schools and museums in Minnesota. http://education.umn.edu/CAREI/Reports/Rpractice/Spring99/museums.htm