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Science, young Thai people and science communication activities in a regional science caravan

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บทคัดย่อ

The National Science Museum, Thailand (NSM) has been commissioned by the government to enhance science and technology learning for the whole of Thai society. The NSM developed the Science Caravan Project in order to take science communication activities from the capital city alone and to diversify it to local areas of Thailand. In 2012, the NSM established a smaller scale version of the Science Caravan called "The Science Caravan - Red Route' for local Childen how lack opportunity to participate in the Science Caravan because they cannot travel or do not have the budget to participate in the larger scale activity. The Science Caravan is set up at remote schools over a three day period and includes science exhibitions, science shows and science games. Other remote schools can also travel to it and access the caravan. The Science Caravan has not explored the impact of these activities on young people in different regions. In Thailand, there are different four regions identified by the National Statistic Office, Thailand based on economic, social and ecological dimensions are as follow: the North, the South, the Centre and the North East of Thailand. Therefore, this research is the first consideration of the impact of these activities on young people in different regions of Thailand, as well as the different understandings, interests and access to science that they might possess. In this research, mixed methods are bring used to explore the activities of the Science Caravan, and this presentation will consider preliminary findings, as well as how such projects may support the needs of Thai people in different regions.

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สถานที่

University of the West of England

วันที่

9 - 10 July 2015

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University of the West of England

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