The aim of the study was to investigate classroom discourse among high school natural science students in Swaziland. The research problem was: Can student interactions tell us something about the negotiation of understanding during natural science teaching? A qualitative approach was used, specifically, the observational case study style. The population comprised three Form 4 students and their natural science teacher, purposely selected. Data was collected using the non-participant observation and the standardised open-ended interview methods. The collected data was analysed using the discourse analysis approach. The analysed data indicated that prevailing discourse patterns were teacher and student talk, as well as written work. A conclusion was that student classroom discourse in the natural sciences should be encouraged among all students for improved understanding and meaning making. / Science and Technology Education / M. Ed. (Natural Science Education)

The pandemic of HIV/AIDS has been felt by nations throughout the world. It is a well-known fact that the AIDS epidemic is catastrophic in sub Saharan Africa, which heads the list of the most affected regions. As the epidemic imposes a strain on the already limited resources, a better understanding of the disease is continuously being sought out. This understanding is enhanced with better information dissemination. The present research aims to assist the information requirements of HIV/AIDS researchers in the country through a bibliometric study. The present study comprised an investigation of the patterns of authorship and publications of academic institutions in the sciences, medical institutions and affiliated organizations in South Africa, focusing on HIV/AIDS literature for the two decade period, 1982-2002. Published literature in the sciences and medicine from three internationally recognised databases were used for the assessment. They were: AIDSearch, lSI Science Citation Index Expanded and MEDLINE (OVID). A total of 2 281 documents formed the basis for the assessment. The results of the study are presented, as are their consequences for researchers and policy makers. Some recommendations are provided for the developers and designers of databases. The results of the study demonstrate exponential growth in the literature as might be expected. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the disease, research is scattered in a variety of discipline-based journals. Researchers publish mainly in journals and the South African Medical Journal is the most productive in the field of HIV/AIDS. Collaboration in research on the subject is evident. The results also demonstrate that South African researchers are fast becoming internationally recognized in the field of HIV/AIDS research. The Medical Research Council emerged as the leader in South Africa's research efforts on HIV/AIDS. Of the academic institutions, the University of the Witwatersrand is the most productive institution, followed by the University of Natal. / Thesis (M.I.S.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

Thesis (MPhil) -- Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Cloning is a topic that has long fascinated people. It has imbedded itself into popular culture, but studies show that the general public has, at best, only a vague understanding of what cloning entails. Alternatively, their perception has been skewed by that very same popular culture. However, cloning is a complex scientific subject that has considerable ethical implications. It is the kind of topic that people in a deliberate democracy should know about. The media play an important role in the education of the public with regards to science and technology. However, the media have the potential to do more than provide the basic facts. In fact, the media can play an important role in influencing the actions and opinions of the public. It is therefore a responsibility of the media to provide accurate information on scientific developments, such as cloning. Objective: An analysis of three daily newspapers in the Western Cape was carried out to determine how cloning is reported. The broad topics addressed were whether the coverage focused on the ethical or scientific aspects of cloning, if the subject was reported in a positive or negative tone, and whether the science of cloning was adequately explained. Methodology: A quantitative content analysis was completed of a sample of 69 articles. These articles were all those relating to cloning that appeared in three daily newspapers (Cape Argus, Cape Times and Die Burger) over a period of one year from 10 November 2002 to 10 November 2003. Findings: Of all the articles analysed 34% focused on the scientific aspects, 21% focused on the ethical aspects, 6% focused on both ethics and science, while 39% focused on neither. Fifty two percent of articles dealing specifically with animal cloning focused on the science, while only 4% focused on the ethics. However, in articles dealing specifically with human cloning, more (30%) emphasised ethical aspects than scientific aspects (20%). With regards to tone of coverage, 32% of all the articles analysed were positive, 28% negative, and 40% neutral. Sixty percent of articles dealing specifically with animal cloning featured a positive tone, while only 13% of articles exclusively about human cloning had a positive tone. This 13% was comprised of articles on therapeutic rather than reproductive cloning. In terms of explaining the science associated with cloning, only 30% of articles provided an explicit explanation. Potential threats to the accuracy of explaining science were found to exist. Conclusions: While the overall findings were somewhat indistinct it seemed that when the media of the Western Cape reported on the cloning of animals it was done with a positive tone and emphasised the scientific aspects. Reporting on human cloning tended to feature a negative tone and emphasised the ethical aspects. The large number of ‘neutral’ results for both the ‘tone’ and 'science or ethics’ variables could indicate that the media were wishing to remain neutral. However, the large number of neutral articles relating to the ‘science or ethics’ variable could have a negative impact on public understanding. The small number of articles explaining cloning and an emphasis on ‘breakthrough’ news stories could also have a negative impact on public understanding. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Kloning is ‘n onderwerp wat die mensdom lank interesseer. Maar selfs al vorm kloning ‘n deel van ons populere kultuur, wys navorsing dat die groot publiek maar vaagweg verstaan wat die onderwerp behels. Dit is ook moontlik dat hul persepsie negatief bemvloed is deur dieselfde populere kultuur. Maar kloning is ‘n komplekse wetenskaplike onderwerp met aansienlike etiese gevolgtrekkings. Dit is ‘n onderwerp waarvan mense in ‘n demokratiese samelewing moet weet. Die media speel ‘n belangrike rol in die groot publiek se opleiding in wetenskap. Maar die media het die potensiaal om meer te doen as net die basiese feite deur te gee. Die media het die potensiaal om die gedrag en menings van die publiek te beTnvloed. Daarom is dit die verantwoordelikheid van die media om akkurate inligting oor wetenskaplike ontwikkelings, soos kloning, te voorsien. Dolewit: Drie daaglikse koerante in die Weskaap is geanaliseer om te bepaal hoe kloning gedek word. Daar is bepaal of die artikels op die etiese of wetenskaplike aspekte van kloning fokus, of die onderwerp in ‘n positiewe of negatiewe toon gedek is, en of die wetenskaplike aspekte doeltreffend verduidelik is. Metode: ‘n Kwantitatiewe inhoudsanalise van 69 artikels is voltooi. Die geanaliseerde artikels is al die oor kloning wat in drie daaglikse koerante (Cape Argus, Cape Times en Die Burger) tussen 10 November 2002 en 10 November 2003 verskyn het. Bevindinge: Van die artikels het 34% net op die wetenskaplike aspekte van kloning gefokus, 21% net op die etiese aspekte, en 6% op beide etiek en wetenskap. Geen van die twee aspekte is in 39% van artikels beklemtoon nie. Van die artikels wat spesifiek oor dierkloning geskryf is, het 52% op die wetenskaplike aspekte gefokus. Net 4% het op die etiese aspekte gefokus. In die geval van artikels oor die kloning van mense, het meer (30%) die etiese aspekte as die wetenskaplike aspekte (20%) beklemtoon. Met betrekking tot die toon, was 32% van al die artikels positief, 28% negatief, en 40% neutraal. In die geval van artikels uitsluitlik oor dierkloning het 60% ‘n positiewe toon gedui, terwyl net 13% van artikels oor menslike kloning in ‘n positiewe toon geskryf was. Die 13% het bestaan uit artikels oor terapeutiese kloning. Geen artikels oor reproduktiewe kloning was met ‘n positiewe toon geskryf nie. Net 30% van artikels het ‘n uitdruklike verduideliking van die geassosieerde wetenskap gegee. Daar is moontlike bedreigings tot die akkuraatheid van wetenskaplike verduidelikings gevind. Gevolgtrekkings: Die algemene bevindinge is ietwat onduidelik maar dit blyk dat die daaglikse koerante van die Weskaap ‘n positiewe toon in hul dekking van dierkloning gebruik het. Die wetenskaplike aspekte van dierkloning was in die artikels beklemtoon. Berigte oor menskloning was in ‘n negatiewe toon geskryf en het die etiese aspekte daarvan beklemtoon. Die groot hoeveelheid ‘neutraal’ resultate vir die ‘toon’ en ‘wetenskap of etiek’ veranderlikes dui moontlik dat die media probeer het om neutraal te bly in hul dekking. Die groot hoeveelheid ‘neutraal’ artikels vir die ‘wetenskap of etiek’ veranderlike kan dalk ‘n negatiewe invloed op publieke begrip van kloning he. Die klein hoeveelheid artikels wat kloning verduidelik, en ‘n klem op ‘deurbraak’ nuusstories kan ook dalk ‘n negatiewe invloed op publieke begrip he.

Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African science shows a decline in its global competitiveness in that its scholarly publication rate has not kept pace with that of other countries, both developed and developing. This, together with a decline in publication rate especially among junior South African scholars, suggests a structural problem in the South African national system of innovation. A declining publication rate indicates a problem of knowledge diffusion for South Africa, and hints at a possible knowledge generation problem. This assignment limits itself to the dynamics of knowledge diffusion with specific reference to Open Access scholarly communication. Open Access scholarly communication is an overt intervention regarding knowledge diffusion. The marginalisation of science in and of developing countries, leading to a state of knowledge imperialism and knowledge dependence, is addressed, and it is argued that knowledge diffusion and generation are at the heart of longterm economic growth. This assignment has been structured around two core sections, a theoretical framework based in the literature, and empirical study. The central concepts of scholarly communication and Open Access, national information policy (NIP), and national system of innovation (NSI) are elaborated upon in the theoretical framework (Chapters 2 and 3). The empirical part of this study (Chapters 4 and 5) in turn consist of two parts. Both parts used the survey method, however the first part made use of a questionnaire instrument, and the second part made use of a structured record review. Both empirical studies were used to assess levels of activity and extent of adoption of Open Access within a defined South African scholarly community, one discipline-based, the other institution-based. The aims of this study were two-fold: to assess levels of awareness of and investment in Open Access modes of scholarly communication within defined scholarly communities; and to create a benchmark document of South Africa's involvement to date in various Open Access initiatives. The argument is made for the openness of scholarly systems, and furthermore that the disparate and uncoordinated nature of Open Access in South Africa needs a policy intervention. The policy intervention so identified would exist within an enabling policy environment and would be minimally disruptive to the South African science system. Said policy intervention would constitute a National Information Policy since it would address the storage, dissemination, and retrieval of scholarly research output. This assignment recommends the amendment of the current statutory reporting mechanism - used by scholars to report and obtain publication rate subsidies - which would require that scholars make their research available via an Open Access mode of scholarly communication, and moreover, would require scholars to report on having done so. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die wetenskap as praktyk in Suid-Afrika toon 'n afname in internasionale mededingendheid. Laasgenoemde is sigbaar in die tempo waarteen Suid-Afrikaanse vakpublikasies nie tred hou met dié van ander nasies nie, beide ontwikkelde en ontwikkelende lande. Hierdie afname, gepaardgaande met 'n afname in publikasiegetalle van veral junior navorsers, sou kon dui op 'n strukturele probleem in Suid-Afrika se nasionale innovasiestelsel. 'n Afname in die vakpublikasietempo dui daarop dat Suid Afrika 'n probleem het ten opsigte van die distribusie van kennis. Hierdie werkstuk is beperk tot die dinamiek van kennisdistribusie met spesifieke verwysing na 'Open Access' wetenskaplike kommunikasie. 'Open Access' wetenskaplike kommunikasie is 'n eksplisiete intervensie gemik op kennisdistribusie. Wetenskap binne en vanuit ontwikkelende lande word al hoe meer onbelangrik geag en kennis-imperialisme and kennis-afhanklikheid neem toe. Aan hierdie laasgenoemde aspekte word ook aandag geskenk. 'n Deel van die argument wat geopper word is dat kennisdistribusie en kennis-generering kern aspekte van langtermyn ekonomiese groei is. Hierdie werkstuk bestaan uit twee kern afdelings: 'n teoretiese raamwerk gebaseer op 'n literatuuroorsig, en 'n empiriese studie. Die sentrale konsepte van wetenskaplike kommunikasie en 'Open Access', nasionale inligtingsbeleid, en nasionale innovasiestelsels word beskryf in die teoretiese raamwerk (Hoofstukke 2 en 3). Die empiriese deel van hierdie studie (Hoofstukke 4 en 5) bestaan uit twee dele. Beide laasgenoemde dele maak gebruik van 'n opname as metodiek, maar die eerste deel het gebruik gemaak van 'n vraelys, en die tweede deel het gebruik gemaak van gestruktureerde studie van rekords (in die vorm van Webtuistes). Albei empiriese studies was gebruik om die vlak en mate van aktiwiteit rondom 'Open Access' binne 'n beperkte Suid-Afrikaanse wetenskaplike gemeenskap vas te stel. Hierdie gemeenskappe is gedefinieer óf volgens dissipline óf volgens instansie. Die doel van hierdie werkstuk was veelvoudig: om die vlak van kennis van en betrokkenheid by 'Open Access' inisiatiewe vas te stel binne Suid-Afrika; sowel as om 'n basis-dokument te skep insake Suid-Afrika se betrokkenheid tot op hede by verskeie 'Open Access' inisiatiewe. Die argument vir 'n oop wetenskaplike stelsel word gestel. Verder word geargumenteer dat die lukrake en ongekoordineerde manier waarop 'Open Access' tot dusver in Suid-Afrika bevorder is, daarop dui dat 'n intervensie op die vlak van beleid benodig word. Laasgenoemde beleid sou binne die bestaande beleidsomgewing geformuleer word, en sou relatief min ontwrigting meebring in die huidige Suid-Afrikaanse navorsingsopset. Die spesifieke beleid wat ter sprake is, is die nasionale inligtingsbeleid aangesien dit regulasies daarstel ten opsigte van die berging, distribusie, en herwinning van navorsingsuitsette. Hierdie werkstuk stel voor 'n verandering van die huidige statutêre verslagdoeningsmeganisme - wat gebruik word deur wetenskaplikes om verslag te doen oor hul gepubliseerde navorsing om navorsingsubsidie te kry - wat sou vereis dat wetenskaplikes hul navorsingsuitsette beskikbaar stel via 'n 'Open Access' kanaal, en verder, dat navorsers verslag doen oor laasgenoemde.

CAPES / Na última década vem sendo institucionalizadas no Brasil políticas públicas de popularização da ciência e da tecnologia. Todavia, poucos estudos têm sido realizados sobre as metodologias utilizadas e os conteúdos desenvolvidos. Nesse contexto, a tese tem como objetivo central examinar a divulgação da nanotecnologia em mídias que respondem a interesses e valores de grupos sociais diferentes, e indagar, mediante uma análise comparativa, quais são as características dos modelos de divulgação utilizados, quais são os conteúdos referenciados e quais não são abordados, e qual é sua função educativa. Utiliza-se a metodologia de análise de conteúdo, de cunho qualitativo e quantitativo, a partir dos fundamentos dos Estudos Sociais da Ciência e da Tecnologia, em especial dos Latino-americanos, e da educação não-formal. Analisam-se as seções de ciência do programa de TV aberta Bom Dia Brasil e do jornal Folha de S. Paulo no período de 2008 a 2010, e uma amostra não aleatória de 20% dos programas Nanotecnologia do Avesso, programa de entrevistas em webTV, no período de 2009 a 2010. Observou-se, mediante análise comparativa, que as definições de nanotecnologia variam bastante entre os meios, dependendo de quem as produz e das circunstâncias que levam à sua promulgação e estabilização. No Bom Dia Brasil e na Folha de S. Paulo o conceito de nanotecnologia enfatiza o artefato material e explicita minimamente sua configuração social por uma rede sociotécnica, aspecto amplamente abordado no Nanotecnologia do Avesso. Todas as mídias descrevem as novas propriedades e funções da matéria em nanoescala, mas diferem na forma de fazê-lo, de acordo com os interesses dos atores relevantes representados: ora salientam o potencial de inovação que tais propriedades geram, ora novos riscos associados a elas. No Bom Dia Brasil e na Folha de S. Paulo sobressaem expectativas de que tais novas propriedades e funcionalidades redundem em benefícios, tais como produtos mais eficientes para a abertura de novos mercados, avanços na saúde e qualidade de vida e preservação do meio ambiente. Essas visões reproduzem discursos baseados em modelos lineares, como a suposta neutralidade, inexorabilidade e progresso contínuo da ciência e da tecnologia. No Nanotecnologia do Avesso é proeminente a discussão de potenciais riscos e implicações sociais, legais e éticas da nanotecnologia, e a demanda pela aplicação do princípio de precaução e regulação obrigatória. Conclui-se que a divulgação sobre nanotecnologia é um processo educativo repleto de tensões e polarizações, que transcende sua especificidade de prática simbólica e se articula com a prática produtiva e social, ora aproximando-se, ora afastando-se da perspectiva de cidadania sociotécnica, de acordo com os modelos de divulgação adotados e os grupos sociais representados nas diferentes mídias. / Over the last decade, public policies for science and technology popularization have been institutionalized in Brazil. However, there are a limited number of studies on the methodologies used and the contents developed. In this context, the central goal of this thesis is to examine the scientific popularization on nanotechnology in different media that respond to interests and values of different social groups, and to investigate, through a comparative analysis, the characteristics of the science popularization models utilized by these media, the contents addressed and those absent, and their educative function. The methodological approach consists of a content analysis, both qualitative and quantitative, based on the Social Studies of Science and Technology, particularly the Latin American strands, and the studies on non-formal education. The thesis analyzes the Science sections of the open television program Bom Dia Brasil and the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo produced during the period 2008-2010, and a non-aleatory 20% sample of the webTV interview show Nanotecnologia do Avesso exhibited during 2009-2010. The comparative analysis showed that definitions of nanotechnology considerably vary among the media, depending on who produced them and the circumstances that led to their enunciation and stabilization. In Bom Dia Brasil and Folha de S. Paulo the concept of nanotechnology emphasizes the material artifact, providing scarce information on its socio-technical configuration, while the latter aspect is widely addressed by the program Nanotecnologia do Avesso. All the media describe the new properties and functions of the matter in the nanoscale, but differ in the way they do it, according to the interests of the relevant actors represented, some highlighting the potential for innovation that stems from such properties; other stressing the new risks they entail. Bom Dia Brasil and Folha de S. Paulo emphasize the promises and benefits of these new properties and functionalities, such as more efficient products that will open up new markets, advances in health research and quality of life, and environmental preservation. Such visions reproduce discourses based on linear models that stress the neutrality, inexorability and continuous progress of science and technology. In Nanotecnologia do Avesso is preeminent the discussion on potential risks and social, legal and ethical implications of nanotechnology, and the demand for the application of the precautionary principle and mandatory regulation. The conclusion of the thesis is that science popularization on nanotechnology is an educational process full of tensions and polarizations that transcends its specificity of symbolic practice and is articulated to the broader social and productive practice, sometimes approaching, sometimes deviating from the sociotechnical citizenship perspective, depending on the popularization models that are used and the social groups that are represented.

Il lavoro di tesi consiste in una ricerca empirica sulla comunicazione del tema alimentare. Attorno al cibo si sono recentemente aggregati molti interessi: sociali, economici, industriali, commerciali, politici, mediatici ma anche scientifici. Si tratta di questioni importanti che coinvolgono l’opinione pubblica e attraggono l’attenzione dei media. In una società fortemente mediatizzata diventa rilevante osservare come il discorso pubblico sul cibo e l’alimentazione vada configurandosi nella sfera pubblica. Inoltre, l’insorgenza di numerosi progetti tecnoscientifici che coinvolgono il settore alimentare non possono non suggerire di guardare al cibo, e al suo simbolismo, come un oggetto privilegiato attraverso cui osservare anche i rapporti tra scienza, tecnologia e società. In questo studio si è iniziato a esplorare le caratteristiche della narrazione e della presenza del tema alimentare nell’arena pubblica attraverso un'analisi dei maggiori quotidiani italiani. Una prima analisi longitudinale, nel periodo 1992-2013, ha identificato – attraverso un’innovativa procedura di analisi testuale (topic detection) - la presenza di alcuni temi emergenti. Successivamente, si è proceduto a focalizzare la nostra attenzione sull'ultimo periodo (2010-2016), al fine di concentrarsi sulla maggior parte degli eventi recenti e di verificare se il discorso mediale sul cibo e l’alimentazione abbia assunto nuova rilevanza o nuove forme nell'agenda dei media e nella discussione pubblica. Il lavoro di ricerca si compone di altre due tipi differenti di analisi: da un lato, si discuteranno i risultati emersi dalla realizzazione di tre focus group che ci hanno fornito utili indicazioni sul rapporto tra cibo, media e opinione pubblica; dall’altro abbiamo cercato di individuare una relazione tra copertura mediatica e atteggiamenti espressi dall’opinione pubblica utilizzando un «indice di rischio» e i dati provenienti da alcune survey europee. / Thesis work consists in empirical research on the communication of the food theme, in a techno-scientific framework. Recently, nutrition has been linked to a lot of interests: social, economical, industrial, commercial, political, media but also scientific ones. These are significant issues that concern the public opinion and attract the media attention. In a society that revolves strongly around media, it becomes relevant to observe how the public discourse on themes like food and nutrition is being shaped among the public sphere. In addition, the rising of several techno-scientific projects that concern the field of nutrition cannot help but suggest to look at nutrition, and its symbolism, like a privileged object through which one can also observe the existing ties between science, technology and society. This study started by exploring the characteristics of the narrative of the food theme and its presence in the public arena through an analysis of the main Italian daily newspapers. One former longitudinal analysis, in the time-span 1992-2013, found- through an innovative tool of textual analysis ( topic detection)- the presence of some emerging themes. Next, we shifted our attention to the last period (2010-2016), with the aim to focus on the majority of the recent events and to verify whether the media discourse on food and nutrition gained new relevance or forms in the media agenda and in the public discussion. The research work is composed of two other different kind of analysis: on the one hand, it will discuss the emerging results from three focus groups that provided useful indications on the relationship between food, media and the public opinion; on the other hand, we sought to identify a relation between media coverage and the attitudes of the public opinion by adopting a “risk indicator” and the data from certain European surveys.

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Esta dissertação apresenta o esforço para a criação de um Portal de ensino de ciências para disponibilização de Objetos Educacionais de Ciências Naturais e Divulgação Científica. Foram produzidos Objetos Educacionais em quatro plataformas midiáticas: texto, imagem, áudio e vídeo. Estes objetos foram criados tendo como função sua utilização no ensino de ciências por parte de professores e alunos, mas também para divulgação científica. Todos foram disponibilizados através de um Portal intitulado Ciência Curiosa. Foram produzidos mais de 60 objetos, que obtiveram um número total de acessos maior que 900 mil e assumiram lugar de destaque nos resultados de três sistemas de busca conhecidos, o que certifica o seu valor como proposta de divulgação. Os objetos foram ainda avaliados por um grupo de professores para a validação do seu caráter educacional. / This paper presents the effort to create a science education portal for the provision of Educational Objects of Natural Sciences and Scientific Dissemination. Educational Objects were produced in four media platforms: text, image, audio and video. These objects were created with the function of their use in science teaching by teachers and students, but also for science dissemination. All were made available through a portal titled Ciência Curiosa. More than 60 objects were produced, that have obtained a total number of more than 900 000 views and took pride of place on the results from three popular search systems, thus ensuring its value as a proposed disclosure were produced. The objects were also evaluated by a group of teachers for the evaluation of their educational character.

Esta dissertação apresenta o esforço para a criação de um Portal de ensino de ciências para disponibilização de Objetos Educacionais de Ciências Naturais e Divulgação Científica. Foram produzidos Objetos Educacionais em quatro plataformas midiáticas: texto, imagem, áudio e vídeo. Estes objetos foram criados tendo como função sua utilização no ensino de ciências por parte de professores e alunos, mas também para divulgação científica. Todos foram disponibilizados através de um Portal intitulado Ciência Curiosa. Foram produzidos mais de 60 objetos, que obtiveram um número total de acessos maior que 900 mil e assumiram lugar de destaque nos resultados de três sistemas de busca conhecidos, o que certifica o seu valor como proposta de divulgação. Os objetos foram ainda avaliados por um grupo de professores para a validação do seu caráter educacional. / This paper presents the effort to create a science education portal for the provision of Educational Objects of Natural Sciences and Scientific Dissemination. Educational Objects were produced in four media platforms: text, image, audio and video. These objects were created with the function of their use in science teaching by teachers and students, but also for science dissemination. All were made available through a portal titled Ciência Curiosa. More than 60 objects were produced, that have obtained a total number of more than 900 000 views and took pride of place on the results from three popular search systems, thus ensuring its value as a proposed disclosure were produced. The objects were also evaluated by a group of teachers for the evaluation of their educational character.

Submitted by Priscilla Araujo (priscilla@ibict.br) on 2018-08-07T18:19:18Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_Doutorado_Museu_do_Amanhã_Bruno_Lara_GRAVAR_CD_REGRAVÁVEL (1).pdf: 2699364 bytes, checksum: 0ee8933296cc91469f814f98caa1e68b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T18:19:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_Doutorado_Museu_do_Amanhã_Bruno_Lara_GRAVAR_CD_REGRAVÁVEL (1).pdf: 2699364 bytes, checksum: 0ee8933296cc91469f814f98caa1e68b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-11 / A presente tese busca identificar o que há de inovador no recém-criado Museu do Amanhã (MA) enquanto museu de ciências, especificamente enquanto proposta contemporânea de divulgação científica. A pesquisa se estrutura conforme especificado a seguir. Na seção teórica, inicial, apresentam-se transformações das abordagens sobre a relação ciência e público, apontando para a tendência atual de considerar o público como um ator de destaque nas atividades de divulgação científica. A seguir, consideram-se as transformações históricas dos museus de ciência e as tentativas de classificação dos mesmos, revisão que aponta para o fortalecimento do conceito de educação para o amplo público. A seção seguinte, sobre o contexto da comunicação pública da ciência e dos museus no Brasil, revela esforços no sentido de institucionalização da área, a valorização do seu papel educacional, assim como as carências da população reveladas pelas diversas pesquisas realizadas. A subsequente descrição do museu e a análise da proposta museológica mostram sua grande repercussão, como se posiciona enquanto museu, além de sua ênfase na promoção de encontros entre atores sociais (pessoas e organizações) em um ambiente de discussões para a tomada de decisões para minimizar as consequências do Antropoceno, levantando ideias e projetos de futuro da humanidade. O principal foco empírico da tese – as entrevistas com idealizadores e gestores da educação – revela o que estes consideram como inovação no MA e como proposta de comunicação pública da ciência. Nas falas dos idealizadores destacam-se as diversas inspirações que deram origem ao museu e a sua valorização do papel educacional do museu, na busca por mudanças de atitude - do visitante e do público em geral – através de ações que visam apropriação e engajamento em torno da ideia do Antropoceno. Nas falas dos gestores de educação sobressaem propostas, ações e desafios relacionados à comunicação com a multiplicidade de públicos, assim como os esforços voltados para atrair e valorizar a vizinhança, a localidade onde está instalado o Museu, região de riqueza histórica e específicas necessidades sociais e culturais. / This thesis aims to identify what is innovative in the recently created Museum of Tomorrow (MT) as a science museum, specifically as a contemporary proposal for scientific dissemination. The research is structured as follows. In the theoretical section we consider changes in the approaches on the relationship between science and public, pointing to the current tendency to consider the public as a prominent actor in the activities of scientific dissemination. Next, we consider the historical transformations of the museums of science and the attempts to classify them in specific types of museums, a review that points to the strengthening of the concept of education for the general public. The following section, on the context of the public communication of science and museums in Brazil, reveals efforts to institutionalize this research field, its educational role, as well as the identification of scientific interests and needs of the population revealed by the various researches carried out. The subsequent description of the Museum of Tomorrow and the analysis of its museological proposal show its great repercussion, as well as its emphasis on the promotion of meetings between social actors (people and organizations) in an environment that contributes to discussions, raising ideas and projects for the future of humanity that will subsidize decisions contributing to minimize the consequences of the Anthropocene. The main empirical focus of the thesis - the interviews with the MT idealizers, as well as education managers - reveals what they consider as innovation in the MT and as its proposal of public communication in science. In the perspective of the idealizers, the various inspirations that gave origin to the museum and their appreciation of the educational role of the museum seeking behavioural changes - of the visitor and of the public in general towards the environment - are highlighted. In the speeches of education managers, proposals, actions and challenges related to communication with the multiplicity of publics stand out, as well as their efforts aimed at attracting and valuing the participation of members of the surrounding neighbourhood, a region of historical tradition and specific social and cultural needs.