
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rijsdijk, Case 
T1  - Using Astronomy as a vehicle for Science Education
JF  - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
JO  - Publ. Astron. Soc.  Aust.
Y1  - 2000
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
SP  - 156
EP  - 161
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AS00156 
N2  - Recent history in South Africa has created unique problems in many areas. As a result of an unequal educational structure, particularly in science, there is a general lack of science literacy and awareness. Some years ago the South African Astronomical Observatory started a Science Education Initiative as a contribution to addressing this problem by using astronomy as a vehicle to stimulate an interest in science amongst teachers and students. This programme was given a boost by the South African government in 1998 and the construction of the Southern African Large Telescope will provide further stimulus to the Science Education Initiative. 
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