Last modified: 2016-02-22
Abstract
Purpose of Study: The general purpose of this study is to examine the objects in Güzelyurt Museum of Nature and Archeology, which is one of the archeology museums in TRNC, into he context of “museum education” and to display the processes of preparation of museum education packages. Within this general purpose the answers to the following questions were sought:
- What kind of objects are found in Güzelyurt Museum of Archeology?
- What kind of museum education can be performed with the objects examined and researched for inventory?
Method: The study was conducted with 8 candidate teachers who study pre-school and english language teaching at Dr. Fazıl Küçük Faculty of Education at European University of Lefke in 2014-2015 academic year who took social service applications course at summer school. The prepared museum education package draft is limited with the objects at Güzelyurt Museum of Archeology. The reached objects were classified according to their characteristics and ages and in terms of culture, art and education and a “museum education package” was prepared in line with these examinations. The students who attended the research were given museum education and drama education as a preliminary study by the lecturer who conducted the museum education package preparation process. The museum education packages in Turkey and in the world were examined.
Findings and Results: In the museum education package, notes related to museum trip, activities that could be performed in the classroom, the form for opinions and suggestions about education package, teacher working papers, student self-evaluation form, student group evaluation form, school group trip programs, the section for people with disabilities, sales stand, family participation, artistic activities, drama, museum trip plan, student-teacher activity booklet, evaluation form, inventory section and references section are included.
Conclusions and Recommendations: It is believed that planning of creative drama processed museum education activities which also include affective gains utilizing the objects in archeological museums, which is an important heritage in museum education process, will make critical contribution to museum education which is planned in TRNC. In this context museum education programmes correlated with objects in other museums in TRNC can be prepared and resulting education booklets and museum education activities can meet museum audience.