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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2016.37.6.373

Exploring the Direction of Educational Development on Exhibits at the Nuclear Information Halls  

Kim, Min-Hwan (Department of Science Education, Chosun University)
Jeong, Da-Hye (Department of Science Education, Chosun University)
Park, Young-Shin (Department of Earth Science Education, Chosun University)
Chung, Woon-Kwan (Department of Nuclear Energy Engineering, Chosun University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.37, no.6, 2016 , pp. 373-386 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the kinds of content and science communication included in the exhibits and the exhibition panels in order to suggest a direction of desirable educational development in the nuclear power information halls in Korea. The four local nuclear power information halls in Korea and the nuclear power science center in Japan are selected as the subject. The results of this study show that the 'conceptual' exhibits are a dominant topic among the four topics of contents, and the concept (CON) and interest (INT) are found as the most dominating component of science communication. Meanwhile, the nature of science (NOS), awareness (AW), enjoyment (ENJ), and opinion (OP) components are little exhibited. The findings of this study indicate that the nuclear power information halls can be more professional to enhance scientific literacy, as the informal education institutions, providing information of nuclear energy and radiation on various perspectives for visitors to make decisions by themselves and to improve their scientific attitudes and understanding of science communication. In addition, the limited science communication can be fully reinforced by docents or commentators. Further research needs to investigate the development of a specialized program to produce professional docents or commentators.
Keywords
science communication; nuclear energy; radiation; informal education; exhibit;
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