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ED 237 360 ABSTRACT Out-Of-School Science Activities Both-In DOCUMENT RESUME `ED 237 360 .SE 043 574 TITLE Workshop for Key Personnel Concerned With' Out-of-School Scientific Activities by YoUng People. Report'of a Regional Workshop (Bangkok, Thailand, August-24 - September 2, 1982): -INSTITUTION United NationS Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and' the Pacific. PUB DATE 82 NOTE 69p. -PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021) Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MFO1 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Educational Trends; -Elementary School Science; Elementary. Secondary Education; Environmental Education Foreign Countries; Museums;:NonforMal Education, *Nonschool Educational Programs; *Program Descriptions; Program Development; *Sdience Activities; *Science Education; Science'Instruction; *Science Programs; Sedondary School Science ABSTRACT This workshop was designed to discuss the role of out-of-school science activities both-in formal and non-formal - education programs. Fiftedn participants from Australia, Bangladesh, `China,- India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan Philippines, Republic ofKorea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand attended the workshop. HigHlights of reports presented by these participants and-their subsequent review-and discussion ot-the.mal trends, problems, and issues of concern in national efforts -to promote ,out -of- school science activities . are provided. Also provided are a set-of guidelknes for planning,, organizing, and evaluating the 'activities. These guidelines are based on the experienceS shared in the workshop as well as.the various emerging trends, problems, and -issues which are being faced by the, organizersof such activities in the participating countries. A suggested outline A-or a training handbook for key personnel organizing the activities is. includedThe .outline suggests an introductory' chapter- (including rationale for developing/implementing the activities), chapters focusing on planning, implementation, and ev4luation Methods/issues, and a final chapter on the special characteristics of selected out -of- school science activities. Appended dire several short speeches, the workshop agenda and a list of participants.- (17N) *************** *** ** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that'can_be made from the original document. * ********** **** **************************** U.S. DEPARTMENT OF [DOC ATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ED CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER ILRIC) This document h bSSR SCIENCE SOCIETY OF ,THAILAND received item ISO Mr$Org ot cousrmstion originating n. fiv Minot changes have peen made Is trnorove reproduction qUaidy. 0 points of view o opinions slated in this docu. rent do not nocesssniv tent- resent &tic...VI:41E position or palkY, .u-IWORKSHQP FOR KEY PERSONNEL -CONCERNED. WITH OUT-OF-SCHOOL SCIENTIFIC- ACTIVI TES BY. YOUNG PEOPLE' 4 .Report of a regional wo.'shop 24 August-2 September 1982 B ngl1ok, Thailand "PERMISSION TO, REPRODJICE THIS e' MATERIAL IN MICROFICHEONLY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY e TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." UNESCO RE C IONAL 'OFFICE INTERNATMNAL COORDINATIND' COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENCE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF Bangkok OUT-OF-SCIIOOL SCIENTIEIC ACTIVITIES Regional Workshopon Out- ofi School ScientificAe ties ,by Young People Bangkok, Thailand 24 August 2 September .1982 REPORT IZganized by Science Society of Thailand on Co-operation with Unesco Regional Office for Education in Asia and thePacific Bangkok, 1982 Chum Printing Press Ltd. Part. 469 Film Sun Ieti Road', Bonorthes MOLL BOrgia* 2 Td. 290541, 2gi2M, Mr. CFRErr Sernsengkrarre-Pubadw.683 -t. CONTENTS Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Highlights from Participants' Presentations and Trends, Prohlis and Issues ChaptThree : Planning, Organization, and Evaluation of Out-of-School Scientific Activities: Suggested Guidelines 32 Chipter Foul Suggested Outline for a Training 1-1 ndbilok for Key Personnel Organizing Out-ofSchool Scientific Ac ivities 40 Annexes Annex I List of Participants 48 Annex II : Addresses 54 Annex III Agenda .. -62 t N I 'ION. Background ,., The Workshop Wftzi 174 b` e s,cience Society of Thailand and.in collaboration with Regional Office an ''s '0-re Educational Innovation for Development. It was held from 24 August to 2 ige The inaugural session was held at the Unesco office it Dthakarn Building ime, P-orking sessions were held at the Bangkok Science Museum. Olijectives The main objectives of the Workshop were to (1) discuss the role of out-of-school scientific activities both in formal arianon formal education programmes; (ii) enable participants to exchange experiences in the planning, organizationand evaluation of out-of-school science activities by young people and developnecessary guideline.shon these aspects; (iii) identify trends, problems and issues related to out-of-school scientific activities; (iv) outline the contents of a training handbookon the organization of out-of-school --science activities. Participation Fifteen participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippipes, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand attended the Workshop. In addition-the Vice-chairman of the ICC for South-East Asia, three staff members from Unesco and some observer's and resource persons from local organizations also attended ttai Workshop., The list of the participants and observers is in Annex I. Inauguration The'Workshop whs inaugurated in the morning or Tuesday 24 August 1982 byHif. Excellency Dr. Kasein Sirisampan, Minister of Education, Government of Thailand. The cipants were welcomed by Dr. Kamchad Mongkolkul, President of the Science Society of Thailand which was folltiwed by a statement by Mr. Raja Roy Singh, Assistant Director-, General, Unesco Rekional Office for Eduiation in. Asia and the Pacific, anda report by Dr. Twee Hormchong, Chairman of the Workshop '-g Committee. The text of addresses , is in Annex IL 2 Officers of the Workshop In the first plenary session theparticipants elected Dr. Mubarak AllAidand (Bangladeih) as Chairman, Mr. BoonreongKao-sa -arci Thailand) as Vice-Chairman, andD7. Michael Gore (Australia) as Rapporteur of the Work p. Pisarn Soydhurum acted as Secretary of ,ihe Workshop. Venue The Workshop was held in the Geodomeof the Bangkok Science Museum.This provided a very good environment for theparticipants of the Workshop because duripg the period of the Workshop the museum washaving an Asian Science Fair, as wall_tu3' a .number of programmes for school children both ftomthe city and outside rural areas. This setting enabled the participants tohave a first hand experience of planningand organiza- tion of out-of-school scieqeficactivitieo. Method of Work Prior to the .Workshop each participant hadbeen requested to prepare a discussion paper containing a general descriptionof the various on-going out-of-schoolscientific activities for young people, both in the formaland non-formal education programmes; short write-op of one of the major out-of-schoolscience activities either organized by theparticipant particularly covering aspect ouch as or in the organizationof which he played a key. role, problems plznning, objectives, organization. evaluationand outcomes of the activities; and and issues being faced in planning,designing and organization of suchactivities and the attempts that are being made to solvethese problems as well as the new trend inregard to such activities in his country. address by In the first plenary the Workshop bad11-.Ile benefit of listening to a key note Energy in Dr. Sanga Sabhasri, Under Secretaryof the Ministry of Science, Technology and Thailand. In the subsequent plenary sessions, two more papers,one on "The Global View "Cit-of School of Out-of-School ScientificActivities" by Dr. G. Teterrin, and theother on Scientific Activities in Asia arid thePacific Reg_ ion The Rationale and anOverview". by Dr. M.C. Pant were presented. In five plenary Sessions the participaats,presented their papers to share their experiences; the highlights from these paper's aregiven in Chapter II in this report. The presentatiops were foliowed by generaldiscussions during the next two plenarysessioto identify, the main 'trends and delineate majorprOblems and issues with regards to the Workshop- planning, organization andimplementation, and evaluation Of such sic tivities: The then divided' itself - into three groups,and prepared the guidelines _on theabove three then deliberated by the. Workshop in aplenary session fqr finalization. asp_ ects which were for a In the subsequent three plenarysessions, the Workshop prepared the outlines" handbook for training of key personnelin out-of-school scientific activities. The participants of the Workshop had also the benefit of fieldtrips to the crow farm, orchid farm; mushroom cultivationnursery, zoological garden, and viewing a Oanetarium show, as wellas a visit to historical and cultural places in Bilbgkok and nearby. In the last plenary session, the Workshop considered its draft-report and following , some modifications it was adopted. Chapter Two RfGHLIGHTS FROM PIVRTICIP&NT'S'.PRESENTATIONS, TRENDS, PROBLEMS AN ISSUES This eihapter contains summaries of the reports provided by the participants attending .the Workshop and their subsequent review and discussion to identifymajor Vends, problems, and issues/which are of concern in the national efforts to
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