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Prospective docents generally undergo an intensive training process, at the expense of the educational institution, which teaches them good Communicative and Interpretive skills, as well as introduces them to the institution's collection and its historical significance. They are also provided with reading lists to add to the basic information provided during training, and must then shadow experienced docents as they give their tours before ultimately conducting a tour on their own. Docents are kept up-to-date with continuous training and seminars. Docents can be found at many institutions, including local and national museums, zoos, historical landmarks, and parks. In Germany , those who have passed '' Habilitation '', may apply for the post of ''Privatdozent'' in a university. In practice, this means research work equivalent of a second doctor's thesis. Similar positions exist in other countries touched by the German university tradition. In Turkey , ''doçent'' is an academic title between the assistant professor and the full professor. In Russia and Hungary , similarly to Turkey, it is an academic title immediately below that of a full professor ( Hungarian ''docens''). It is equivalent to the reader in UK and the associate professor in USA. In Finland and Sweden , docent ( Finnish ''dosentti'', Swedish ''docent''), is a title conferred to a person fulfilling requirements similar to German Privatdozent. Such persons are usually expected to give lectures on their specialties if their professional activities permit this. |
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