TY - JOUR
T1 - What makes a successful outreach program? An outline of the Shell Questacon Science Circus
AU - Stocklmayer, Susan M.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Australia's rural population has little access to science centres. Furthermore, science teachers in remote regions often lack opportunities for professional development. Ahead of world calls for increased popularisation of science and technology as well as more relevant classroom teaching, an outreach program of Questacon - Australia's National Science and Technology Centre, has been in place for 15 years, reaching out to disadvantaged populations. The program is unique in that it combines outreach with an academic program at the Australian National University. Evaluations indicate that this program, on a number of measures, is highly successful.
AB - Australia's rural population has little access to science centres. Furthermore, science teachers in remote regions often lack opportunities for professional development. Ahead of world calls for increased popularisation of science and technology as well as more relevant classroom teaching, an outreach program of Questacon - Australia's National Science and Technology Centre, has been in place for 15 years, reaching out to disadvantaged populations. The program is unique in that it combines outreach with an academic program at the Australian National University. Evaluations indicate that this program, on a number of measures, is highly successful.
KW - Outreach
KW - Public awareness of science
KW - Public understanding of science
KW - Science centres
KW - Science communication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037238918&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJTM.2003.003109
DO - 10.1504/IJTM.2003.003109
M3 - Article
SN - 0267-5730
VL - 25
SP - 405
EP - 412
JO - International Journal of Technology Management
JF - International Journal of Technology Management
IS - 5
ER -