9788170353799 - The Changing Role of Science Centres and Museums in Developing Countries by Sehgal, Narendra (5 results)

Condition: New. pp. xiii + 173 Figures (Col.), Illus. (Col.).

Condition: New. pp. xiii + 173, Abbreviations Acknowledgements.

Condition: New. pp. xiii + 173 1st Edition.

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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. Introduction. 1. Status of science centres and museums of Bangladesh an overview/Mesbahul Alam. 2. The special consideration for establishing science city in Egypt (science for all)/Salwa Abdalla El gharib. 3. The changing role of science centres and museums in developing countries an appraisal/Samir Kumar Ray. 4. A presentation on educational programmes and activities organised by national council of science museums Govt. of India and a live demonstration lecture on physics fun with papers/Ratan Kumar Chakrabarti. 5. Changing role of science centres and museums in India/V.B. Kamble. 6. Science centre challenge in a changing world/Herudi Kartowisastro. 7. Role of the national science centre in nurturing science and technology learning/Jayanath Appudurai. 8. Current status of science centres and museums in Mauritius/Oree Vishwamitra. 9. Science centres and museums in Nepal/Dayananda Bajracharya. 10. Museums and science centres in Pakistan/Muhammad Rashid Awan. 11. Proposed national norms and standards for a network of science centres in South Africa/K.M. Lebs Mphahlele. 12. Museums and science centres in Sri Lanka/Arumahennadige Piyasiri. 13. The changing role of science centers and museums in Sudan/Ibrahim Babiker Abdalla. 14. The Syrian culture and Syrian vision of the role of museums in developing and protecting the culture and civilization the plans in the future/Yousef Khacho. 15. Roles of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in community and marine biological education/Le Ly. 16. More effective and attractive activities are needed for museums to universalize scientific knowledge/Nguyen Van Huy. 17. Vietnam strives for purpose to socializing science and technology activities/Phan Huy Chi. 18. Zambia's advance towards developing a science centre/Festers Hangandu Mungo. 19. Future prospects of science centres and museums in the changing economies and the ongoing technological revolution in the developing world/Jibanananda Mishra. Brief report. Hanoi declaration 2004. List of participants. The Changing Role of Science Centres and Museums in Developing Countries based on the proceedings of the international workshop on the above subject held in Hanoi Vietnam during 20 22 October 2004. Science centres and museums are very important in discovering and exploring ideas and also in helping to forge a strong relationship between science and society. The role of museums in society has also expanded as they are not merely concerned with the procurement care study display of objects but also are the information centres for understanding our world raising public awareness of current research and stimulating an interest in science among people. The content is focused on the programmes activities galleries displays exhibits methods means strategies etc. to attract more visitors to the science centres and museums. The volume contains contributions from well known experts from various developing countries and an overview on the status of the science centres in these countries. It also includes the Hanoi Resolution 2004 signed by 14 country representatives respectively from Algeria Bangladesh Egypt India Indonesia Malaysia Mauritius Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka South Africa Sudan Vietnam Zambia. 174 pp.