Maurice Davies
Biographic Data
| ID | 3860892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maurice Davies |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maurice |
| FAMILY NAME | Davies |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museums Association |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Mendoza review
Many readers of Cultural Trends will enjoy Appendix B to the latest government review of museums in England, written by Neil Mendoza (Mendoza, 2017). The Appendix is a potted history of museum poli
Good” organisational reasons for “ineffectual” research
New displays, galleries and exhibitions in museums and galleries are increasingly subject to summative evaluations, wide-ranging investigations that examine how visitors respond to and engage with particular initiatives. These evaluations provide insights into the behaviour and attitudes of visitors and the ways in which particular exhibitions, exhibits and information resources facilitate engagement, participation and learning. Unfortunately, ho…
Diversifying the museum workforce
The Diversify positive-action training scheme ran in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2011. It aimed to increase the accessibility of museum careers to Black, Asian and minority-ethnic individuals. From an initial focus on race, it developed to also offer training to people with disabilities and people from low-income backgrounds. It also included management-level traineeships. This article reports on a longitudinal study, commissioned by the Muse…
In search of cultural policy
Since May 2010, when the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government came to power in England, relatively few cultural policy imperatives have been issued. What there have been are reduc
Measuring the ethnic diversity of the museum workforce and the impact and cost of positive-action training, with particular reference to the Diversify scheme
This paper attempts to determine the ethnic profile (sometimes called “cultural diversity”) of the museum sector workforce. It sets the museum sector workforce in the context of the population as a whole and makes some comparisons to the diversity of the wider cultural sector workforce. It looks also at positive action training schemes, targeted at under-represented minority groups, in particular the Museums Association's Diversify scheme, lookin…
Commentary
Heritage
Many wise academics have written many great books about heritage. They discuss what heritage is, how it is defined and what it means. In this article I do not intend to offer an erudite, scholarly analysis of heritage. Instead, I am going to make some comments, based on over ten years that I have spent observing the museum and gallery scene in the UK, first as editor of Museums journal and more recently as deputy director of the Museums Associati…
The Mendoza review
Many readers of Cultural Trends will enjoy Appendix B to the latest government review of museums in England, written by Neil Mendoza (Mendoza, 2017). The Appendix is a potted history of museum poli
Good” organisational reasons for “ineffectual” research
New displays, galleries and exhibitions in museums and galleries are increasingly subject to summative evaluations, wide-ranging investigations that examine how visitors respond to and engage with particular initiatives. These evaluations provide insights into the behaviour and attitudes of visitors and the ways in which particular exhibitions, exhibits and information resources facilitate engagement, participation and learning. Unfortunately, ho…
Measuring the ethnic diversity of the museum workforce and the impact and cost of positive-action training, with particular reference to the Diversify scheme
This paper attempts to determine the ethnic profile (sometimes called “cultural diversity”) of the museum sector workforce. It sets the museum sector workforce in the context of the population as a whole and makes some comparisons to the diversity of the wider cultural sector workforce. It looks also at positive action training schemes, targeted at under-represented minority groups, in particular the Museums Association's Diversify scheme, lookin…
Diversifying the museum workforce
The Diversify positive-action training scheme ran in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2011. It aimed to increase the accessibility of museum careers to Black, Asian and minority-ethnic individuals. From an initial focus on race, it developed to also offer training to people with disabilities and people from low-income backgrounds. It also included management-level traineeships. This article reports on a longitudinal study, commissioned by the Muse…
In search of cultural policy
Since May 2010, when the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government came to power in England, relatively few cultural policy imperatives have been issued. What there have been are reduc
Heritage
Many wise academics have written many great books about heritage. They discuss what heritage is, how it is defined and what it means. In this article I do not intend to offer an erudite, scholarly analysis of heritage. Instead, I am going to make some comments, based on over ten years that I have spent observing the museum and gallery scene in the UK, first as editor of Museums journal and more recently as deputy director of the Museums Associati…
Heritage
Many wise academics have written many great books about heritage. They discuss what heritage is, how it is defined and what it means. In this article I do not intend to offer an erudite, scholarly analysis of heritage. Instead, I am going to make some comments, based on over ten years that I have spent observing the museum and gallery scene in the UK, first as editor of Museums journal and more recently as deputy director of the Museums Associati…
Commentary
Measuring the ethnic diversity of the museum workforce and the impact and cost of positive-action training, with particular reference to the Diversify scheme
This paper attempts to determine the ethnic profile (sometimes called “cultural diversity”) of the museum sector workforce. It sets the museum sector workforce in the context of the population as a whole and makes some comparisons to the diversity of the wider cultural sector workforce. It looks also at positive action training schemes, targeted at under-represented minority groups, in particular the Museums Association's Diversify scheme, lookin…
In search of cultural policy
Since May 2010, when the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government came to power in England, relatively few cultural policy imperatives have been issued. What there have been are reduc
Good” organisational reasons for “ineffectual” research
New displays, galleries and exhibitions in museums and galleries are increasingly subject to summative evaluations, wide-ranging investigations that examine how visitors respond to and engage with particular initiatives. These evaluations provide insights into the behaviour and attitudes of visitors and the ways in which particular exhibitions, exhibits and information resources facilitate engagement, participation and learning. Unfortunately, ho…
Diversifying the museum workforce
The Diversify positive-action training scheme ran in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2011. It aimed to increase the accessibility of museum careers to Black, Asian and minority-ethnic individuals. From an initial focus on race, it developed to also offer training to people with disabilities and people from low-income backgrounds. It also included management-level traineeships. This article reports on a longitudinal study, commissioned by the Muse…
The Mendoza review
Many readers of Cultural Trends will enjoy Appendix B to the latest government review of museums in England, written by Neil Mendoza (Mendoza, 2017). The Appendix is a potted history of museum poli
Political science (7 works) · Museums and Cultural Heritage (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Affirmative action (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)