scholarly journals Special Session 5 Astronomy for the developing world

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 639-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Hearnshaw ◽  
Peter Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Special Session ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The World ◽  
Strong Commitment ◽  
Education And Development

The International Astronomical Union has a strong commitment to the development of astronomical education and research throughout the world, especially in those countries developing economically. This commitment is in part through the work of IAU Commission 46 for astronomy education and development. Within that commission, the Program Group for the World-wide Development of Astronomy (PGWWDA) coordinates many of these activities, promoting the development of astronomy in developing countries.

scholarly journals Commission 46: Program Group for the World-Wide Development of Astronomy

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (T26A) ◽  
pp. 387-390
Author(s):  
John Hearnshaw ◽  
Don Wentzel ◽  
Alan Batten ◽  
Hakim Malasan ◽  
Jay White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
The World

The Program Group for the World-wide Development of Astronomy (PGWWDA) is one of nine Comm. 46 program groups engaged with various aspects of astronomical education or development of astronomy education and research in the developing world. In the case of PGWWDA, its goals are to promote astronomy education and research in the developing world through a variety of activities, including visiting astronomers in developing countries and interacting with them by way of giving encouragement and support.

scholarly journals DIVISION XII / COMMISSION 46 / PROGRAM GROUP WORLD-WIDE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMY

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (T26B) ◽  
pp. 234-237
Author(s):  
John B. Hearnshaw ◽  
Alan H. Batten ◽  
A. Athem Alsabti ◽  
Alan H. Batten ◽  
Julieta Fierro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
The World

The Program Group for the World-wide Development of Astronomy (PG-WWDA) is one of nine Commission 46 program groups engaged with various aspects of astronomical education or development of astronomy education and research in the developing world. In the case of PG-WWDA, its goals are to promote astronomy education and research in the developing world through a variety of activities, including visiting astronomers in developing countries and interacting with them by way of giving encouragement and support.

scholarly journals Astronomy for a Better World: IAU Office of Astronomy for Development Activities to Grow and Advance Astronomy Education and Research at Universities in the Developing World

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (A29A) ◽  
pp. 390-391
Author(s):  
Edward F. Guinan ◽  
Katrien Kolenberg
Keyword(s):  
Developing World ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Task Forces ◽  
International Astronomical

AbstractIn 2012, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), through its Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), established the three Task Forces which drive global activities using astronomy as a tool to stimulate development. These Task Forces are: (i) Astronomy for Universities and Research; (ii) Astronomy for Children and Schools; and (iii) Astronomy for the Public.

scholarly journals The Training of Teachers

1998 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 256-260
Author(s):  
L. Gouguenheim ◽  
M. Gerbaldi
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
The World

Informal and formal astronomy education is present through many channels: newspapers and TV; amateur associations; clubs and science associations; at school at any level. The teachers are not only the main agents of the educational process at school, but they are also very active in extra-curricular activities: they run clubs, educational projects etc.These activities are present everywhere in the world, as can be seen from the reading of the National Reports published every 3 years by Commission 46 “Astronomy Teaching” of the International Astronomical Union and published in its Newsletter.

scholarly journals COMMISSION 46: ASTRONOMY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (T26B) ◽  
pp. 230-233
Author(s):  
Jay M. Pasachoff ◽  
Barrie W. Jones ◽  
John B. Hearnshaw ◽  
Michèle Gerbaldi ◽  
Lars Lindberg Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Education And Development ◽  
Almost All

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1922 to “promote and safeguard astronomy . . . and to develop it through international co-operation”. The IAU is funded through its National Members. Almost all of the funds supplied from the dues are used for the development of astronomy.

scholarly journals A Short Overview of Astronomical Education Carried Out by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 1017-1019
Author(s):  
Syuzo Isobe
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
The People ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Education And Development

The IAU is a union of professional astronomers who produce new astronomical results and who make the frontiers of astronomy expand. However, the IAU cannot stand by itself but needs the support of governments as well as the people. This is one reason why the IAU set up Commission 46 – originally called “Teaching of Astronomy” and renamed “Astronomy Education and Development” with much wider mandate in 2000 – to cover astronomy education from the level of beginners to that of post-doctoral students.

scholarly journals DIVISION XII / COMMISSION 46 / PROGRAM GROUP WORLD-WIDE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMY

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (T27A) ◽  
pp. 429-435
Author(s):  
John B. Hearnshaw ◽  
Alan H. Batten ◽  
A. Athem Alsabti ◽  
Julieta Fierro ◽  
Edward F. Guinan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Astronomy Education

The Program Group for World-wide Development of Astronomy (PG-WWDA) is one of nine Commission 46 program groups engaged with various aspects of astronomical education or development of astronomy education and research in the developing world. In the case of PG-WWDA, its goals are to promote astronomy education and research in the developing world through a variety of activities, including visiting astronomers in developing countries and interacting with them by way of giving encouragement and support.

scholarly journals Factor Associated With Teacher Satisfaction and Online Teaching Effectiveness Under Adversity Situations: A Case of Vietnamese Teachers During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110394
Author(s):  
Phuong-Tam Pham ◽  
Thanh-Thao Thi Phan ◽  
Yen-Chi Nguyen ◽  
Anh-Duc Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Education System ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Teacher Satisfaction ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Pedagogical Skills ◽  
The World

How teachers perform and react to the world-wide pandemic and how the epidemic affects an education system may also be used as new conditions to consider the way to enhance SDG4 in developing countries. Regarding that concern, this study investigated 294 teachers’ perspective on their teaching effectiveness and satisfaction during COVID-19. The findings underlined the significant roles of support from various stakeholders, school readiness toward digital transformation, and teachers’ anxiety over teacher satisfaction. Notably, teachers’ newly absorbed technological and pedagogical skills do elevate their teaching effectiveness but do not lead to higher satisfaction during the pandemic.

The Heifer International Model of Sustainable Adult Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 1150-1163
Author(s):  
Carrie J. Boden McGill ◽  
Lauren Merritt
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Developing World ◽  
International Model ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The World ◽  
Developed World ◽  
And Training

Heifer International, an organization devoted to ending hunger and poverty through sustainable development, has worked throughout the world by giving “living loans” of gifts of livestock and training while empowering individuals and communities to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope. To train a country’s population is to increase that country’s “human capital,” and educating the population while expanding the human capital is a necessity in order for developing countries to benefit from globalization. The Heifer model of adult sustainable education demonstrates the importance of education and training for people of the developing world, and not only can this model be adopted in developing countries for emerging “learning societies,” but it may be used to inform policies and practices in the developed world as well.

scholarly journals A history of IAU Commission C1: a look from the Newsletters

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (S349) ◽  
pp. 419-430
Author(s):  
Paulo S. Bretones
Keyword(s):  
International Schools ◽  
Vice Presidents ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Business Meetings ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Education And Development ◽  
Over 40 Years

AbstractThis work aims to present the partial results of a project to collect and analyze all the issues of the Newsletters of Commission C1 (Astronomy Education and Development), formerly named Commission 46. The sources and the (hard) work to obtain printed editions, digitalize and make them available on the Internet are shown. Over 40 years, 86 issues from 1977 until 2017 were published. The Newsletters list the structure of the Commission featuring the names of presidents, vice-presidents, organizing committee, editors, printing and distribution responsible with editorial and presidential letters in the cover. A preliminary analysis of contents of the published material is done. The results present the main subjects of stories that were related to papers, teaching materials, book reviews, courses and meetings. Many solar eclipses and other phenomena were reported. Reports of important projects of the commission were published, such as: International Schools for Young Astronomers (ISYAs), the travelling telescope among others WG projects. Stories of travels and triennial reports from many countries were continuously published presenting many actions and activities for all school levels, non-school activities such as planetariums and many other astronomy subjects. Reports of the education sessions and business meetings held during the IAU GAs and projects in developing countries complemented these publications. Occasionally, papers dealing with great questions and subjects can be found. There are many published contributions that show the participation of many members from many countries and the efforts to improve the astronomy education throughout the world. The surveyed material can be very useful for the next generations of astronomy education researchers, practitioners and teachers, not only as a repository of historical documents, but also as an inspiration for future projects.

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