(Re)Application of the Radio in Scientific Education and Teacher Training

Luciano Gonsalves Costa, Marcelo Alves Barros, Anair Altoé, Aldevino Ribeiro da Silva, Heliana da Silva

Department of Theory and Practice of Education, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Brazil.
Laboratory for Educational Support, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Brazil.
Professional Master Program in Physics Teaching, Physics Department, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Brazil.
S?o Carlos Institute of Physics, University of S?o Paulo, S?o Carlos, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2014.514144                

Abstract

In this paper, we describe aspects of the “Media in the Service of Education” project which was implemented based in two (sub) projects “Physics for Everyone: Science Education on the Radio” and “Education News on the Radio”. The project “Physics for Everyone: Science Education on the Radio” proposed to disseminate science education by radio to the public least served by the Internet, and the proposed project “Education News on the Radio” is to share with serving teachers successful experiences of coping with difficulties in learning and performance in the field of exact and natural sciences. In this perspective, the “Media in the Service of Education” project aims to disseminate initiatives to improve the quality (“best practices”) of the teaching of exact and natural sciences, covering municipalities located within a radius of 150 km around Maringá (Paraná State, Brazil), comprising the Metropolitan Region of Maringá and northwest of Paraná State (Brazil). By way of illustration, in “Education News on the Radio,” using the signal of Radio UEM FM, the project’s activities of target Paraná municipalities with a low human development index (HDI).

Keywords

Science Education on the Radio, In-Service Training on the Radio, Teaching of Exact and Natural Sciences

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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