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Book Chapter
Social work perspectives
2010,2009
Overview
As long as public museums have existed, so has an entire profession devoted to the
service of society and its development. For more than one hundred years, as the
museum eld inched toward declaring a prevailing concern for the public good, the
profession of social work actively fostered the well-being of individuals, groups, and
society, while rening theories and methods for doing so. Luckily, museums value
interdisciplinary knowledge, professional development, and productive partnership.
From the elds of education and communication, for example, museums have adopted
important concepts and techniques. It is from the eld of social work that museums
have, intentionally and unintentionally, garnered both essential approaches and
practical guidance to inform many of their social service eorts to date. Increasingly,
museums are engaging in social work. It is therefore not only professionally wise but
ethically necessary for museums to deepen their relationship with this essential global
profession. What is social work, and how do its fundamental perspectives further
advance museum theory and practice? Let’s briey return to our scenes of change in
museums for a closer look at social work in action.
Publisher
Routledge,Taylor & Francis Group
Subject
ISBN
0415775205, 9780415775212, 9780415775205, 0415775213
