Museum Survey for“Development of Teacher Training Program to Realize Science Education for
Sustainable Society”（Preliminary Report）（Research Project Number 20240068）

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) 2008-2011
March 2011
Yoshikazu Ogawa
Head, Education Division
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

Table of Contents
1. Summary of Survey――――――――――――――――――――――――1(1) Purpose of Survey

1(2) How the Survey was Conducted

1(3) Survey Items

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2. Result of Survey―――――――――――――――――――――――――

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Question 1.

Name of Museum

3

Question 2.

Does the museum offer teacher training programs?

3

Question 3.

If the museum offers teacher training programs,
how are the training programs categorized?

Question 4-1. How are the teacher training programs implemented?

3
4

Question 4-2. How are the teacher training programs implemented?
(based on number of programs)

6

Question 5-1. Through what kinds of institutions are the teacher training programs
implemented?

6

Question 5-2. Through what kinds of institutions are the teacher training programs
implemented? (based on number of programs)

7

Question 6-1. In what style are the teacher training programs conducted?

8

Question 6-2. In what style are the teacher training programs conducted?
(based on number of programs)
Question 7-1. What topics are covered by the teacher training programs?

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10

Question 7-2. What topics are covered by the teacher training programs?
(based on number of programs)
Question 8.

What is the aim of conducting the teacher training programs in museums,
what kind of teachers are the programs aiming to create?

Question 9.

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12

What are the benefits of teacher training programs forparticipating teachers, museums, and collaborating institutions?

13

Participating teachers

13

Museums

13

Collaborating institutions

13

Question 10. What are the reactions from participating teachers, museums, andcollaborating institutions as a result of the teacher training programs?

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Participating teachers

14

Museums

14

Collaborating institutions

14

Question 11. Issues for the teacher training programs conducted in museums

15

Question 12. Reasons for not conducting teacher training programs

15

Question 13. Opinions regarding the teacher training programs

conducted in museums
Question 14. Staff in charge of school education and teacher training programs

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Museum Survey for“Development of Teacher Training Program to Realize Science Education for
Sustainable Society”

1. Summary of Survey(1) Purpose of Survey
This survey was conducted as part of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)“Development of Teacher Training Program to Realize Science Education for Sustainable
Society” (Research Project Number 20240068) (FY2008-2011, Principal Investigator:
Tomoyuki Nogami, co-investigator: Yoshikazu Ogawa of National Museum of Nature andScience, Tokyo)
The aim of the project is to have teachers engage in educational activities throughout theircareers by utilizing museums and other social resources in a variety of situations, and so
become equipped with the knowledge and skill (museum literacy) that will enable them toconnect with the local community. The purpose of this survey is to reveal the present stateof teacher training programs in museums, as well as to provide information for designing
ideal future training programs.

(2) How the survey was conducted① Survey method
Self-administered questionnaire survey distributed and collected through the mail② Survey period
November – December, 2010
③ Survey target

The staff in charge of school education in 227 museums④ Extraction of survey targets
Members of Japanese Council of Science Museums (JSCM)⑤ Surveys collected
128 museums (recovery rate: 56.4%)(3) Survey items
Question 1.

Name of Museum

Question 2.

Whether the museum offers teacher training programs

Question 3.

If the museum offers teacher training programs, how are the training
programs categorized?

Question 4-1.

How the teacher training programs are implemented1

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Question 4-2.

How the teacher training programs are implemented (based on
number of programs) *Question 5-1.

Collaboration partners for implementation of the teacher training
programs

Question 5-2.

Collaboration partners for implementation of the teacher training
programs (based on number of programs) *Question 6-1.

Style of the teacher training programs

Question 6-2.

Style of the teacher training programs (based on number ofprograms)*

Question 7-1.

Topics covered by the teacher training programs

Question 7-2.

Topics covered by the teacher training programs (based on number ofprograms)*

Question 8.

Aim of conducting the teacher training programs in museums; whatkind of teachers the programs aim to create

Question 9.

The benefits gained from the teacher training programs, forparticipating teachers, museums, and collaborating institutions

Question 10.

Reactions from participating teachers, museums, and collaborating
institutions as a result of the teacher training programs

Question 11.

Issues for the teacher training programs conducted in museums

Question 12.

Reasons for not conducting teacher training programs

Question 13.

Opinions regarding the teacher training programs conducted bymuseums

Question 14.

Staff in charge of school education and teacher training programs* In regards to the number of training programs, the result is counted and calculated based on
the numbers indicated in parenthesis next to each answer.

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2. Survey results
Question 1.
Name of Museum (omitted)
Question 2.
Does the museum offer teacher training programs?
Out of the museums that responded, 60% offer teacher training programs.

Someresponded, they “provided teacher training programs in the past, but not at present.”
Including these, the percentage of museums offering teacher training programs accountfor 70%.

Teacher Training Programs
0.8%
7.0%

Currently offer teacher training
programs
Currently do not offer teacher
training programs

28.1%

Provided teacher training
programs in the past, but not
at present

64.1%

No answer

n=128

Question 3.
If the museum offers teacher training programs, how are the training programs
categorized? (check all that apply)
Most answered that the “training programs are offered annually as part of theeducational board training or the education center training.” The next popular answer
was the “training programs are offered as voluntary training for educational research
associations and teachers.” While many training programs are conducted by school
education related organizations and associations, there are cases where “the museum
offers training programs independently from other institutions” as well.

Also, it isdistinctive in a way that there were several examples where “the training programs are3

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Categorization of Teacher Training Programs
1.The museum offers training programs
independently30

2. Training programs are offered annually as partof educational board training or education
center training

56

3. Training programs are offered as voluntarytraining for educational research associations
and teachers

39

4. Training programs are offered as teachers’
training prior to the school’s use of museum

12

5. Training programs are offered as part ofuniversity’s teacher training program

n=160

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6. Other

6

0

No.

10

20

Question 3.

30

40

50

6. Other

1

The training programs are offered due to demand from schools and teachers.

2

The training programs are offered at renewal of teaching certificates. (2)3The training programs are offered as training for newly hired teachers, etc.

4

The training programs are offered upon request from teachers and schools.

560

The training programs are offered as part of “Refresh Science School,” jointly
organized with a physics-related academic society.

* If the response is not followed by a number in parenthesis, it signifies that there was only
1 museum with that particular response.

Question 4-1.
How are the teacher training programs implemented? (check all that apply)
The most popular response was “the training programs are implemented upon requestfrom educational boards or education centers” followed by “the training programs are

implemented upon request from educational research associations” and “the training
programs are implemented distinctly by the museum” as though to reflect the responses
to Question 3.

Responses under “Other” reveal several cases which implement

training programs through collaboration with (teacher training) universities upon request4

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Implementation of Teacher Training Programs
1. The training programs are implemented distinctly by
the museum
2. The training programs are implemented primarily by the,museum, but through collaboration with other institutions.

33
17

3. The training programs are implemented upon requestfrom educational boards or education centers
4. The training programs are implemented upon requestfrom educational research associations

54
36

5. The training programs are implemented upon requestfrom individual teachers21

6. Other

n=171

10
0

No.
1

10

Question 4-1.

20

30

40

50

60

6. Other

The training programs are implemented upon request from teacher training universities,etc.
The museum is placed in charge of a class, upon request from teacher training

2

universities.
The museum is placed partly in charge of a Core Science Teacher (CST) projects.

3

The training programs are implemented upon request from universities

4

The training programs are implemented upon request from schools (2)

5

6

7
8

The training programs are not intended as projects, but rather often implemented uponrequest from teacher(s).
The training programs are implemented at renewal of teaching certificates. (Initiative
taken by neighboring universities.)
The training programs are offered as part of a facility tour for teachers, organized andconducted by other museums.
Collaboration with universities to utilize science museums.
Training programs are implemented as teacher training programs upon their preliminaryth9visit, prior to the 4 grade hands-on activities on folk handicrafts.
Other: Training programs are implemented as teacher training programs upon theirpreliminary visit, in case they choose to volunteer (explaining about displays).

* If the response is not followed by a number in a parenthesis, it signifies that there wasonly 1 museum with that particular response.

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Question 4-2.
How are the teacher training programs implemented? Result is based on numberof programs. (check all that apply)
In terms of the number of teacher training programs, the response that “the training
programs are implemented upon request from educational boards or education centers”

was the greatest, followed by “the training programs are implemented upon requestfrom educational research associations” and then “the training programs are
implemented distinctly by the museum.”

Implementation of Teacher Training Programs
1. The training programs are implemented distinctly by themuseum54

2. The training programs are implemented primarily by the,museum, but through collaboration with other institutions

24

3. The training programs are implemented upon request fromeducational boards or education centers82

4. The training programs are implemented upon request fromeducational research associations

55

5. The training programs are implemented upon request fromindividual teachers

31

n=246
0

20

40

60

80

100

Question 5-1
If the teacher training programs are implemented through collaboration withother institutions, through what kind of institutions are the programs
implemented? (check all that apply)
Those that responded “education centers” were the greatest in number, followed by“educational boards” and then “educational research associations, etc.”
responses correspond with the responses to Question 3 and Question 4.

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Collaborating Institutions
1. Educational boards

26

2. Education centers33

3. Educational research associations, etc.

24

4. Universities (teacher training universities,
education departments, etc.)20

5. Business enterprises, NPO

6

6. Other

5

n=114
0

No.

Question 5-1.

JAXA, technical colleges2

Newspaper companies

4
5

20

30

40

6. Other1

3

10

Other museums (related tonatural history)
Schools
Other museums, teachers
from other regions

Question 5-2.
Through what kind of institutions are the programs implemented? Result is basedon number of programs. (check all that apply)
Not much difference was seen in the responses regarding the number of training
programs offered in collaboration with other institutions. However, those that responded“educational research associations, etc.” were the greatest in number. Out of theremaining responses, those that responded that they collaborate with “universities (teacher
training universities, education departments, etc.)” were the greatest, in line with the
responses to Question 4.

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Collaborating Institutions
1. Educational boards

39

2. Education centers42

3. Educational research associations,
etc.

57

4.Universities(teacher training universities,
education departments, etc.)31

5. Business enterprises, NPO

4

n=173
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Question 6-1.
In what style are the teacher training programs conducted? (check all that apply)
The responses were greatest in “a combination of ‘lectures by curators, etc.’ and‘practical training programs by curators, etc.’” followed by “practical training programs by
curators, etc.” and “lectures by curators, etc.’.

“Workshop-style training programs

focusing on presentations and discussions among participating teachers” were few, andinteractive training programs such as participation-type and workshops were very few.
“Other” include several examples of training programs conducted through collaboration
with universities.

Teacher Training Program Styles
1. Lectures by curators, etc.

21

2. Practical training programs by curators, etc.

36

3. Workshop-style trainings focusing on presentations anddiscussions among participating teachers6

4. Combination of 1 and 2

37

5. Combination of 1 and 3

4

6. Combination of 2 and 3

4

7. Combination of 1, 2, and 3

n=131

8

8. Other

15
0

8

10

20

30

40

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No.

Question 6-1.

8. Other・The museum is placed in charge of a class, upon request from a teacher training
1

university.
・The museum is placed partly in charge of a CST project.

2

Practical training programs by science activity teachers

3

Practical training programs by museum tenants and business facilities

4

Acting as guides during special exhibits, or attending to visitors

5

Practical training programs by teachers’ consultants and science educators

6
7
8

Training programs concerning museum work (handling and organizing objects) inaddition to 1 (lectures by curators) and 2 (practical training programs by curators).
Lectures and practical training programs by educators① Lectures and practical training programs by professors of education universities② Lectures and practical training programs by local tour guide in Oze

9Hands-on experience

10

Explanation of exhibits, behind-the-scenes tour

11

Lecture by museum director

12

Hosting science teacher meetings and research seminars, introducing projects, etc.

13

Observation of exhibits and fossil-processing operation

14

Not fixed

15

Lectures by university professors, etc.

Question 6-2.
In what style are the teacher training programs conducted?
Result is based on number of programs. (check all that apply)
In terms of number of teacher training programs, those that responded “combination of‘lectures by curators, etc.’ and ‘practical training programs by curators, etc.’” were thegreatest in number, followed by “practical training programs by curators, etc.” then “lecturesby curators, etc.”

There were very few workshop-style training programs focusing on

presentations and discussions among participating teachers, as was the case in Question
6-1. However, the number of training programs conducted as a “combination of ‘lecturesby curators, etc.’, ‘practical training programs by curators, etc.’ and ‘workshop-style training
programs focusing on presentations and discussions among participating teachers’” was the
fourth greatest in number.

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Teacher Training Program Styles
1. Lectures by curators, etc.

38

2. Practical training programs by curators, etc.

71

3. Workshop-style training programs focusing on
presentations & discussions among participating teachers7

4. Combination of 1 and 2

94

5. Combination of 1 and 3

4

6. Combination of 2 and 3

3

7. Combination of 1, 2, and 3

30

n=247
0

20

40

60

80

100

Question 7-1.
What topics are covered by the teacher training programs? (check all that apply)
The most popular response was “topics related to museum utilization (including
guidelines for taking a group of children to museums, and preparing worksheets, etc.),
followed by “other”, “topics focusing on explanation of exhibits”, “topics related toacademic information”, and “topics related to the information regarding the specimens
themselves, or of methods for collecting and producing them”, all of which had about thesame number of respondents.

However, those that responded “topics related to themuseum’s study environment and learning theory” or “topics on how curriculum
guidelines and museums are related” were few.

Some of the specific examples

mentioned under “other” indicated that training programs involving experiments andhands-on activities were conducted in several cases, as well as training programs which
studied teaching materials and teaching methods. Also, examples of the course
contents revealed that many were related to astronomical observations and practices.

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Topics Covered in Teacher Training Programs
1. Topics focusing on explanation of exhibits

33

2. Topics related to the information regarding the specimens
themselves, or of methods for collecting and producing them22

3. Topics related to academic information

28

4. Topics related to museum utilization (includes guidelines
upon taking a group of children to museums, andpreparing worksheets, etc.)
5. Topics related to the museum’s study environment
and learning theory

40

9

6. Topics on how curriculum guidelines
and museums are related

n=182

13

7. Other

37
0

10

20

30

40

50

Question 7-2.
What topics are covered by the teacher training programs?
Result is based on number of programs. (check all that apply)
The most popular response was “topics related to academic information” in terms ofthe number of projects, followed by “topics related to museum utilization (including
guidelines for taking a group of children to museums, and preparing worksheets, etc.),“topics focusing on explanation of exhibits”, and “topics related to the information
regarding the specimens themselves, or of methods for collecting and producing them”,
all of which had about the same number of respondents.

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Topics Covered in Teacher Training Programs
1. Topics focusing on explanation of exhibits

41

2. Topics related to the information regarding the specimens
themselves, or of methods for collecting and producing them41

3. Topics related to academic information

101

4. Topics related to museum utilization (includes guidelines
for taking a group of children to museums, andpreparing worksheets, etc.)

57

5. Topics related to the museum’s study environment
and learning theory23

6. Topics on how curriculum guidelines
and museums are related

21

n=284
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Question 8.
What is the aim of conducting teacher training programs at museums? Whatkind of teachers are the training programs aiming to create? (check all that apply)
The responses could be classified into several categories. The first category’s aim is
to have the teachers understand the museum, and to have them acquire the knowledge
and skills to utilize the museum. “Understanding the museum” includes making theteachers aware of the objects and resources available there. The second category’s
aim is raising the teachers’ qualities and strengthening their expertise. Some of the
training programs aim at dispelling the uneasiness that some of the teachers feel towardscience. In particular, the training programs seem to offer the teachers a chance toexperience some of the experiments and observations carried out in the museums.
The third category aims for the improvement of the teachers’ classroom performance.
For example, one of its aims may be to enable the teacher to teach using local
resources.

Also, it aims to improve the teachers’ overall ability to teach by covering

topics such as the study of educational materials, creation of educational materials, andinstructional methods. In some cases, the training programs were aimed at adding to
the teachers’ experience in society.

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Question 9
If conducting teacher training programs, what are the benefits for theparticipating teachers, museums, and collaborating institutions?
・ Participating teacher
The responses follow the same trend as in Question 8, and also several additional
trends. It is notable that the teachers desire to utilize the museum resources inclassrooms right away.

The first point is that the teachers are able to acquire newacquaintances and networks with specialists and a variety of others as well.

The

second point is that the teachers are able to broaden their knowledge and perspectives.
Here, “knowledge” refers to highly technical level of scientific knowledge, which cannot
be acquired or experienced in schools.
・ Museums
There are several prominent responses. The first is that the museums are able tounderstand the present state and needs of the local area / schools, and of the children.
For example, through interactions with teachers, the museum is able to gain anunderstanding of the teachers’ skill level and the current status of schools (learning
styles and teachers’ opinions). The second is that, by establishing a communication
channel with teachers, it is easier for museums to collaborate with schools. The third
is that, by conveying the museums’ social role and value, its significance is also
conveyed, especially in terms of its educational role as a place for learning. The fourthis that, the museums are able to disseminate information and advertise themselves
through the training programs. The fifth is that, the training programs have led to anincrease in the number of people visiting and utilizing the museums.
・ Collaborating institutions
The collaborating institutions are able to reduce their workload and burden, as well as
conduct training programs on topics which they cannot offer on their own.

They seemto place value on the highly scientific level and uniqueness of museums. It is also
beneficial for the collaborating institutions in the sense that they are able to secure
human resources for implementation of future undertakings.
Question 10.
What are the reactions from participating teachers, museums, and collaborating
institutions as a result of the teacher training programs?

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The majority of the feedback was positive, the teachers being glad to haveparticipated.

Although limited in number, some of the museums conduct evaluation

surveys after the training programs.

By understanding the activities conducted by themuseums, the teachers seem to become further interested in utilizing the museums in
more specific terms.

Some point out that having training programs inside themuseums brings them into an environment different from the course of their day-to-day
activities.

This gives them a fresh feeling and enables them to uncover new findings.

Multiple responses indicated that the training programs covering astronomical topics
were popular among other coursework topics, since they give opportunities for theteachers to learn about astronomy on a regular basis.

However, although very few,

there are still issues that need to be resolved, for example, (1) it is difficult to convey
training program information to teachers, (2) the number of participants in the training
programs is not necessarily proportional to the actual number of teachers visiting or
using the museums, thereby revealing the fact that the training programs do notnecessarily lead to increased utilization of museums by the teachers.
・ Museums
The museums are able to interact with school teachers, which is a rare opportunity inthe course of their day-to-day activities. This helps them understand what the schools
expect from museums and it also provides an opportunity for publicizing the museum’s
existence and activities. The museums that conduct the training programs recognize
the meaning and significance of these programs. But on the other hand, there are many
issues that need to be resolved as well.

The first is the fact that it places a heavy

workload and burden on the staff in charge of conducting and organizing the training
programs. However, although limited in number, there are some museums that have
many teachers’ consultants and teachers, and maintain ideal conditions for conducting
effective training programs. The second is that the museums cannot be sure whether
the information and experience conveyed through the training programs are actually
utilized in classrooms, and that the programs may not necessarily convey the appeal ofmuseums.
・ Collaborating institutions
Many responses reveal the demand to continue the training programs, since itenables them to conduct high-level practical training programs covering technical
topics.

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Question 11.
Issues for the teacher training programs conducted in museums
The prominent responses could be classified as below:(1) Securing the time and budget, staff assignment(2) The training programs are conducted during the summer, which coincides with themuseums’ busy season(3) Matching the demands/needs of schools and museums
・The schools would like the training programs to cover topics related to thecurriculum guidelines (When the training programs focus too much on themuseums’ uniqueness, it becomes difficult to utilize the information in schoolclassrooms).
・There are demands for the educational board to take more initiative in conducting
and supporting the training programs in museums.
・The demands from the teachers are so diverse, that it is difficult to fully
accommodate them.
・There are no opportunities for schools and museums to get together beforehand to
discuss and plan the training programs.
(4) The school teachers are getting increasingly busy.
(5) Methods for publicizing and raising awareness of the training programs
・As is illustrated in the participating teachers’ responses, it seems that the
information regarding the training programs is not circulated sufficiently.
(6) The necessity of evaluating and measuring the effects of the training programs.
Question 12.
Reasons for not conducting teacher training programs
The most popular reason was related to issues regarding the museums’ operating
structure, such as the lack of professional staff capable of conducting the training
programs, both in terms of number and quality.

There were also cases where

conducting training programs was deemed inconsistent with the purpose or mission of
the museum (example: a company-owned museum). Others stated that the concept of
the exhibition did not conform to the curriculum guidelines, or that it has not been
sufficiently reviewed.

Also, some responses indicated the lack of demand for thesetraining programs, however, in some cases, the museum will respond to a demand on
an individual basis, as and when it arises.
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Question 13.
Opinions regarding the teacher training programs conducted in museums
The prominent responses could be classified as below:(1) The teachers’ lack of motivation to participate in the programs.
(2) It is necessary to understand the difference between the learning that takes placein schools (curriculums and educational activities) and that in museums, and tohave cooperation from each end.

One example of an issue that needs to beresolved is how to incorporate the museums’ unique learning experience into theschool education that is based on the curriculum guidelines.
(3) It is difficult to set a theme for implementing more effective training programs (thisis related to the opinion in above (2)).
(4) The training programs tend to lack novelty, and it is difficult to see how thetraining experience could be utilized afterwards.
Question 14.
Person in charge of school education and teacher training programs
Half of the museums responded “there is a designated staff member for collaboratingwith schools and conducting teacher training programs” and where there is no suchdesignated staff, the next popular response was “there is no designated staff member,and a curator responds to the situation whenever needed”.
Person in charge of school education and teacher training programs
1. There is a designated staff member for collaborating with66

schools and conducting teachers’ trainings
2. There is no designated staff member, and a curator handles
the situation whenever needed46

3. There is no designated staff member, and a clerical staff handles
the situation whenever needed

5

4. There is no designated staff member, and a volunteer handles
the situation whenever needed3

5. There is no designated staff member, and an external staff(teacher or NPO) handles the situation

1

6. The museum does not necessarily handle these situations

13

n=134
0

16

20

40

60

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Museum Survey Form

November 5, 2010

RE: Request for cooperation in conducting a Museum Survey for “Developmentof Teacher Training Program to Realize Science Education for Sustainable
Society”

For the Attention of School Education Manager

Dear School Education Manager,
We are conducting a survey as part of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)“Development of Teacher Training Program to Realize Science Education for
Sustainable

Society”(Research

Project

Number20240068)(2008-2011,

co-investigator: Yoshikazu Ogawa, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo).
The aim of the project is to have the teachers engage in educational activities
throughout their careers by utilizing museums and other social resources in a variety ofsituations, and so become equipped with the knowledge and skill (museum literacy) thatwill enable them to connect with the local community.

The purpose of this survey is toreveal the present state of teacher training programs in museums, as well as providing
information for designing ideal future training programs.
For the above purpose, we ask that you please kindly fill out and return the attachedsurvey form.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

The information collected through this survey will be used exclusively for the purposeof this research study, and we will assume responsibility over the management andprocessing of the data. The results of this study will be disclosed in our research reportand research meetings, etc.

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Please contact the following for any questions regarding this matter:
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Education Division

Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Yoshikazu Ogawa
Head, Education Division
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purpose of this study, this includes training programs for teachers-to-be as well as
current teachers). There are 14 questions in total.
Please circle the number of your answer, or write your answer in the space provided.
Question 1.
Please write the name of your museum.
（）

Question 2.
Does the museum offer teacher training programs?
１． Yes （→Skip down to Question 3）
２． No （→Skip down to Question 12）
３． Provided teacher training programs in the past, but not at present（→Skip down to Question 12）
Question 3.
If the museum offers teacher training programs, how are the teacher training
programs categorized? (check all that apply)
1. The museum offers training programs independently from other institutions.
2. Training programs are offered annually as part of educational board training
program or education center training program.
3. Training programs are offered as voluntary training program for educational
research associations and teachers
4. Training programs are offered as teacher training program prior to the school’s useof the museum.
5. Training programs are offered as part of university’s teacher training program.
6. Other (Please be specific:)

Question 4.
How are the training programs implemented? If you have more than one training
program, please indicate the number of training programs in the parenthesis
beside each applicable answer. (check all that apply)

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1. The training program is implemented distinctly by the museum（）

2. The training program is implemented primarily by the museum, but throughcollaboration with other institutions. （）

3. The training program is implemented upon request from educational boards or
education centers. （）

4. The training program is implemented upon request from educational research
associations. （）

5. The training program is implemented upon request from individual teachers. （6. Other (Please be specific:）)

Question 5.
If the teacher training programs are implemented through collaboration withother institutions, what kinds of institutions are the teacher training programs
implemented? If you have more than one training program, please indicate thenumber of training programs in the parenthesis beside each applicable answer.
(check all that apply)1.

Educational boards（）

2.

Education centers （）

3.

Educational research associations, etc.（

4.

Universities (teacher training universities, education departments, etc.) （5.

Business enterprises, NPO（

）
）

）
）

6. Other (Please be specific:
Question 6.

In what style are the teacher training programs conducted? If you have more than
one training program, please indicate the number of training programs in theparenthesis beside each applicable answer. (check all that apply)）1.

Lectures by curators, etc.（2.

Practical training programs by curators, etc.（）

3. Workshop-style training programs focusing on presentations and discussions
among participating teachers.（
4.

Combination of 1 and 2（）

5.

Combination of 1 and 3（）

6.

Combination of 2 and 3（

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）

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7.

Combination of 1, 2, and 3（）

8. Other (Please be specific:)

Question 7
What topics are covered by the teacher training programs? (If you have morethan one training program, please indicate the number of training programs in theparenthesis beside each applicable answer.)）

1. Topics focusing on explanation of exhibits.（

2. Topics related to the information regarding the specimens themselves, or of）

methods for collecting and producing them（
3. Topics related to academic information（）

4. Topics related to museum utilization (including guidelines for taking a group ofchildren to museums, and preparing worksheets, etc.)（）

5. Topics related to the museum’s study environment and learning theory（
6. Topics on how curriculum guidelines and museums are related（）））

7. Other (Please be specific:
Question 8.
What is the aim of conducting teacher training programs in museums?

Whatkind of teachers are the training programs aiming to create?

Question 9.
If conducting teacher training programs, what are the benefits for participatingteachers, museums, and collaborating institutions?
Participating teachers:

Museums:

Collaborating institutions:21

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Question 10.
What were the reactions from participating teachers, museums, and collaborating
institutions as a result of the teacher training programs?
Participating teachers:

Museums:

Collaborating institutions:

Question 11
What are the issues for the teacher training programs conducted in museums?

Question 12
What are the reasons for not conducting teacher training programs?

Question 13
Please write down any opinions regarding the teacher training programs
conducted in museums

Question 14
Please provide us with the information regarding the staff in charge of school
education and teacher training programs
1. There is a designated staff member for collaborating with schools and conducting
teacher training programs.
2. There is no designated staff member, and a curator handles the situation wheneverneeded.
3. There is no designated staff member, and a clerical staff member handles the22

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4. There is no designated staff member, and a volunteer handles the situation
whenever needed.
5. There is no designated staff member, and an external staff member (teacher orNPO) handles the situation.
6. The museum does not necessarily handle these situations.

This concludes our survey.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could kindly attach any related materials
that you have to this completed survey form, and mail it back to us.

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Sustainable Society”(Preliminary Report)(Research Project Number 20240068)
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) 2008-2011

Publish Date

March 2011

Co-Investigator Yoshikazu Ogawa
Head, Education Division
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Editorial Assistance
Kaoru Sugai
Research Associate
The Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Research Organization
Ochanomizu University
Published by

National Museum of Nature and Science
7-20 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718