Experiential learning or exploitation? Volunteering for work experience in the UK museums sector

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Experiential learning or exploitation? Volunteering for work experience in the UK museums sector

Aspiring museums professionals often have to volunteer outside of formal study programmes in order to gain paid work in the UK museums sector. Volunteering for work experience however, has been largely ignored by previous studies of museum volunteers. This paper aims to provide an insight into the e...

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Main Author:	Holmes, Kirsten
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2006
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10193

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