The Role of Docents: Past, Present, and Future
Guest Editors: Elizabeth Wood, Kim Tulipana, and Brandi Shawn-Chapparo

FROM THE BOARD
Call and response: Evolutions in the field of museum education
Museum Education Roundtable Board of Directors

FROM THE EDITOR
Investing in Museum Education
Michelle Moon

FROM THE GUEST EDITOR
Introduction to The Role of Docents: Past, Present, and Future
Elizabeth Wood, Kim Tulipana, and Brandi Shawn-Chapparo 

ARTICLES
Moving Forward with Docents: A Summary of Findings from the Field
Kim Tulipana, Elizabeth Wood, and Brandi Shawn-Chaparro

The Torch Bearers as Metaphor: Musings on the History of Docents
Jennifer Schero

From Docent to Professional to Activist to Critical Race Theorist: A Biomythography of a Black American Museum Professional – FREE ARTICLE
Porchia Moore

Changing the Orientation from Docent Training to Docent Learning
Elizabeth Wood 

Trends in Docent Practice
Joanne Eudy 

Matching Motivation to Purpose: Relaunching the Art Institute of Chicago’s Volunteer Program
Robin Schnur 

Case Study: Natural History Museum of LA County Volunteer Program
Tiffany Saleh Wylie

A New Model for Volunteerism
Kara Newport and Erika Frank 

TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS, AND CASE STUDIES
Flow Measurement in Cultural Institutions in the Framework of an Elective Subject of a Hungarian University
Dalma Dominek, Márton Demeter, and Szabolcs Ceglédi