چکیده:
Science popularization is an exigency in the era of knowledge explosion which has made the dissemination of scientific knowledge and attitudes of public aligned with such understanding of a prerequisite for further development of all societies. The concept of SKAQ has been introduced with an accompanying argument that can play a constructive part in making an objective determination of nation’s attainment level. The author, then, explicates a variety of rationales behind such proposition and maintains that in light of such rationales the Islamic nations can be regarded as prime candidates for urgent policy and action in this respect. A conceptual framework has been developed envisions of science popularization at two critical layers referred to as the institutional and cultural one. At both layers, though, the formal schooling is argued to have a pronounced role to play. Finally, certain recommendations as action principles have been suggested to consolidate future efforts in this respect.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Within the first layer, the players could be listed as follows: • Schools, as part of the public education system by transmitting scientific content or product to students acting within their replicative and applicative functions as proposed by Broudy (1988)1 • Higher education institutions, as the complementary pan of the formal education system and active as an agent in the non- formal education system • Discipline based NGO's, which pursue specific disciplinary goals consistent with their label in the science and technology or professional fields, they can assume popularization goals in their specific knowledge field as well • Interdisciplinary NGO's with popularization mandates only, these represent multidisciplinary organizations who have joined hands for purposes of advancing popularization goals only • Governmental institutions, which should perform knowledge advocacy or popularization functions in line with their organizational missions • Industrial or private enterprise sector, that should play an active role with respect to raising public’s awareness as part of their social or public dues, making a clear distinction between this line of activity and profit earning advertisements • Public communication media, which like schools and higher education institutes should have a focus or allocate part of their programs to delivery of scientific knowledge in a direct transmission or instructional mode The player within the second layer or the layer responsible for the tacit approach in pursuing the popularization cause in each society could be listed as follows: • Schools, only this time stressing the school culture as the contributing factor or the extent to which such institutions effectively immerse students in the scientific atmosphere leaving a long lasting imprint on their character (enculturation).