世界科技博物馆教育的角色演变与发展趋势研究

A Study on the Role Evolution and Development Trend of Education in the Science and Technology Museums Worldwide

教育功能作为科技博物馆的核心功能已经成为业界的共识。本文通过文献研究与案例分析研究并梳理了世界科技博物馆教育功能定位和角色演变的发展历程,将其划分为四个不同的发展阶段,并在此基础上研究了世界科技博物馆教育的现状与发展趋势以及对我国科技博物馆教育发展的启示:一方面,政府应将科技博物馆教育真正纳入国家教育体系之中,提升其地位。另一方面,我国科技博物馆应转变教育理念,不断拓展教育功能的深度和广度,实现教育活动的常态化、特色化和多样化,扩大科技博物馆教育的影响力。

The educational function is well known as the core function of the science and technology museum in the industry. Based on literature research and case analysis,this paper studied and teased apart the development courses of functional orientation and role evolution of education in the science and technology museums worldwide,which divided into four different stages of development. On this basis,this article investigated on the current situation and development trend of education science and technology museums worldwide and its inspiration to the development of science and technology museum in China: on the one hand,the government should bring education in the science and technology museums into the national education system to enhance its status in the system of science education. On the other hand,Chinese science and technology museums should change the educational concept by expanding the depth and breadth of the educational function continuously,as well as by realizing normalization,characteristics and diversification of educational activities to expand the influence of education in the science and technology museums.