| 英文摘要 |
This study examines the contexts of museum educators’practices in educational outreach, focusing on Indigenous cultural museums in Taiwan. Drawing on the experiences and perspectives of museum staff and key actors in governance mechanisms, as well as participant observation data and literature review, the study investigates the motivations, forms, and significance of educational functions in Indigenous cultural museums in Taiwan. Additionally, it examines the factors influencing the educational outreach process and its effects, particularly in relation to governance mechanisms. This study finds that a sense of responsibility for cultural inheritance, along with a sense of urgency, emerges through educational practices. Individual sensitivity to rules and resources enables more cultural understandings and practices that better align with cultural characteristics and needs. At the same time, institutional constraints may result in a lack of cultural subjectivity in educational outreach, contributing to its marginal status. However, these constraints also stimulate forms of agency that can transcend existing governance structures. Finally, this study discusses the potential development of educational outreach in Indigenous cultural museums in Taiwan. It explores the characteristics and methods of learning from ethnic cultures, considers a transition from ethnic cultural education toward a more multicultural framework, and suggests potentials and methods beyond the functions of museums. Additionally, this study offers suggestions for cultural policy in Taiwan and future research on museum education. |