Enhanced Role of Science Centres and Museums in Developing Strategies/Nam S&T Centre

by Vinay B Kamble

ISBN: 9789351301721
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 5495.00
Biblio : xii+138p., col. plts., figs., tabls., 25 cm

About The Book

This publication deals with the role played by science centres and science museums in planning and implementation of development strategies, particularly in the developing countries. Science centers and museums are unique resources for informal learning, a process central to forging knowledge, skills and positive attitudes. These are the places to discover, explore and test ideas about the natural world. In the recent years we are witnessing unprecedented growth in various fields of science and technology and in order to fully comprehend such developments and facilitate their impact on the socio-economic progress, the science centres and science museums play a pivotal role because visual impression aids in the process of quickly grasping various facets of the new knowledge. For developing countries, it is essential that science centres are established with an aim that these become the Centres of Excellence vibrating with activities (both inhouse and outreach) for providing non-formal education for the people in general and for the children in particular and wherever practicable, to supplement formal education. The volume covers scientific studies, developmental approaches and status of different countries in taking science to the people through Science Centres and Museums. The material presented herein would surely serve as a valuabale reference material for the professionals and policy makers in the developing countries engaged in planning and developing countries engaged in planning and development of science centers and museums.

Table of Contents

Contents Chapter 1: Challenges of establishing a science centre in a developing country: A case study based on Botswana’s first Science Centre The Discovery Centre by Gloria Tiny Seitei, Botswana; Chapter 2: The Enhanced Role of Science Centres and Museums in developing Strategies by Nikola Rizk Guirgues, Egypt; Chapter 3: Five Decades of Science Museum movement in India by Tapan K Ganguly, India; Chapter 4: The Enhanced Role of Science Centres & Museums in Developing Strategies by Abhay Kothari, India; Chapter 5: Role of Science Centres and Museums in Pakistan by Alia Bano Munshi, Pakistan; Chapter 6: Strategies on Science Centres and Museums in South Africa by Richard Waller, South Africa; Chapter 7: Museums and Science Centres in Sri Lanka by Arumahennadige Piyasiri, Sri Lanka; Chapter 8: Status of Museums in Zambia: Are Museums Mirrors or Warehouses by Mudenda George S, Zambia.