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Astronomy across cultures: reporting experiences on the GalileoMobile education activities in the Paiter Suruí indigenous community [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2019
This work is the report of an astronomy non-formal education expedition carried out by the GalileoMobile initiative in the Paiter Suruí indigenous communities, in the Brazilian Amazon, that took place in November 2016.
Figueiró Spinelli Patrícia, Germano Ana Paula, Germano Ana Paula, Fernades Cristina, Benitez-Herrera Sandra, Carrelli Sá Silva Felipe   +5 more
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From smartphones to stargazing: the impact of mobile-enhanced learning on astronomy education

Science Education Quarterly
This study investigates the impact of mobile-enhanced learning on astronomy education in secondary schools. Despite students' inherent fascination with space, traditional astronomy curricula often fail to engage learners effectively. We employed a mixed-
Svitlana L. Malchenko
doaj   +2 more sources

Fourteen Years of Education and Public Outreach for the Swift Gamma-ray Burst Explorer Mission [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
The Sonoma State University (SSU) Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) group leads the Swift Education and Public Outreach program. For Swift, we have previously implemented broad efforts that have contributed to NASA's Science Mission Directorate E/PO ...
Cominsky, Lynn, McLin, Kevin, Simonnet, Aurore, Team, the Swift E/PO   +3 more
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THE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ROMANIAN EDUCATION [PDF]

Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2018
Despite the interest, curiosity and the enthusiasm of the large public for Astronomy as a scientific discipline, it is absent from the current Romanian curriculum. We present here the results of two surveys that involve parents and
DANA FICUȚ-VICAȘ
doaj   +3 more sources

The Relationship between Formal Education and Non‑Formal Education: A Descriptive and Analytical Review of the Publications about Astronomy Education in Journals and Events Related to Science Teaching in the Brazilian Context

Science Education International, 2018
The present research aims to analyze the publications related to astronomy education that discusses the interface between formal education (FE) and non-FE (NFE) at scientific events and a journal in the Brazilian context.
Isadora Moutinho Carvalho Ã. Menezes , Daniel Fernando Bovolenta Ovigli , Pedro Donizete Colombo Junior   +2 more
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Fostering innovation, inclusion, and diversity in astronomy education: The Czech Astronomy Olympiad experience [PDF]

arXiv
Astronomy education and outreach are very important when it comes to the future generation's interest in science. The Czech Astronomy Olympiad shows how an educational competition for secondary and high schools can help us drive innovation and promote inclusion and diversity.
Václav Pavlík, Jakub Vošmera, Tomáš Gráf, Radka Křížová   +3 more
arxiv   +3 more sources

Opportunity to view the starry night sky is linked to human emotion and behavioral interest in astronomy [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Prior to the modern era, the stars in the night sky were readily visible across the globe, but light pollution has created disparities in the opportunity to see these astronomical objects with the naked eye.
Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, Andrew N. Meltzoff   +1 more
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Hands-On Universe: A Global Program for Education and Public Outreach in Astronomy [PDF]

, 2001
Hands-On Universe (HOU) is an educational program that enables students to investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology.
Boer, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Faye, S., Melchior, A. L., Pack, H., Pennypacker, C.   +5 more
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Investigation of Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Astronomy and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Astronomy Teaching: Online Astronomy Education

Educational Academic Research, 2022
Sedat KARAÇAM, Dündar YENER , Sedef CANBAZOĞLU BİLİCİ , Çiğdem ŞAHİN ÇAKIR, Nejla YÜRÜK   +4 more
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Gender discrimination in physics and astronomy: Graduate student experiences of sexism and gender microaggressions

Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] Sexism occurs when men are believed to be superior to women, and is thought to be one of the reasons for women’s underrepresentation in physics and astronomy.
Melinda Mccormick, Charles Henderson, Ramón S Barthelemy   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources