5th International Conference on Hands-on Science
In the
footsteps of the successful previous conferences HSCI’2004 in Ljubljana and HSCI’2005 in Crete, HSCI’2006 at the
University of Minho in Braga, and
HSCI'2007 at the
University of Azores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal,
attended by over 800 participants from 45 countries on 5 continents, with nearly
five hundred
different interesting and meaningful presentations, the 2008 Conference will
again provide an ideal opportunity
for presentation and open friendly discussion of all kinds of
ideas experiences and works related
to Science Education.
For the
first time the annual conference of the International Association Hands-on
Science Network will take place outside the European Union. In Brazil very
interesting pedagogical experiences were developed along the years. The open
friendly spirit and enthusiasm of Brazilian teachers and educators, and the
welcome environment of Brazil' "nordeste", guarantee the ideal conditions for an
excellent profitable an enjoyable time for all participants.
Open to contributions in all
relevant subjects we will focus this year "Formal and Informal Science
Education".
The
general aim of the Conference is to promote an open broad open and friendly
exchange of experiences on good practices, syllabus and policy matters, social
factors and the learning of science, and all other issues related to Science
Education and its development…
More information on the Conference website