Dissertations / Theses: 'National Science Centre'

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Wanless, Jennifer H. F., and n/a. "Questacon explainers : a study of the role of explainers at Questacon Science Centre, Canberra." University of Canberra. Education, 1990. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061109.173533.

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The first participatory or inter-active science centre in Australia was Questacon, which operated in Canberra for the eight years, 1980-1988. Its very success lead to its demise: it became the inspiration for the National Science and Technology Centre which opened in late 1988. Questacon, in common with many of the World's new breed of science centres and museums, was modelled on San Francisco's famous Exploratorium. These new institutions have copied ideas and even actual exhibits from the Exploratorium, but most of them have failed to copy the Exploratorium's use of Explainers, a feature which Exploratorium staff think is integral to the whole concept. Questacon is one of the institutions in which an explainer system was established, although it differed in some significant respects from that at the Exploratorium. Participatory science centres have been seen as part of the answer to the problem of increasing public awareness and understanding of science. There is a growing body of literature which is concerned with the learning of science in informal educational settings, such as in these centres, but there has been very little work done on the role of museum docents or their equivalents in this learning. One study of the Exploratorium's Explainers concentrated on the value of their work as explainers for the people involved in the system, in terms of their own personal development. The aim of the present study was to compare the two explainer systems and to investigate the work of Questacon Explainers both in terms of their own personal development and in their interaction with visitors to the centre.

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Chariandy, Celeste Marie-Ange. "The Impact of the NIHERST/NGC National Science Centre, Trinidad and Tobago on Visiting Student Groups." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Vetenskapskommunikation, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-1161.

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The aim of this study was to asses the impact of a visit to the NIHERST/NGC National Science Centre in Trinidad on four different school-age visitor groups. The research was conducted through the administering of a post-visit questionnaire immediately upon completion of each visit by each group, and via visitor feedback obtained in post-visit or pre-visit activities conducted within two weeks of the visit for three groups. Teachers/instructors who accompanied the groups on their visit also completed post-visit questionnaires and provided additional information on follow-up activities via an interview. The results of this investigation suggest that the visit to this science centre provided entertainment/enjoyment value and potential educational value to most individuals. The nature of this enjoyment was noted for various age groups and genders in this study. Quantification of the educational impact was not possible within the constraints of this study, which was unable to capture long-term effects of the supply of ‘new knowledge’ to visitors which the visit to the science centre had provided.

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Vilkas, Catherine. "L'art de gouverner la science dans le système public français, le cas du CNRS : représentation, évaluation, direction de quatre disciplines." Paris, Institut d'études politiques, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001IEPP0006.

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Les rapports complexes qu'entretiennent science et organisation apparaissent clairement au CNRS, établissement public de recherche fondamentale où agissent des couples de forces opposées tels liberté et contrôle, démocratie et hiérarchie, incertitude et choix, diversité et centralisation. L'analyse empirique de quatre sections dans deux départements en physique et en biologie montre comment les dispositifs institutionnels d'évaluation et de décision sont mobilisés par les acteurs dans l'exercice délicat du gouvernement des scientifiques et des laboratoires. Entre les deux pôles qui y participent, celui des instances représentatives délibérantes du comite national et celui des instances de direction, progressivement renforcé aux dépens du premier simplement consultatif, s'établit une coopération plus ou moins conflictuelle, marquée par l'argumentation et la négociation. Notre décryptage du fonctionnement des commissions, dont les membres disposent d'une autonomie de jugement sans être affranchis de contraintes cognitives et organisationnelles, conduit à envisager l'évaluation comme un processus de construction sociale de choix collectifs : différentes conceptions du mérite scientifique et de gestion de la recherche, ainsi que plusieurs expressions d'une représentation polymorphe, se forment, évoluent et sont agrégées à l'aide de mécanismes de délibération et de procédures de décision spécifiques. De même que la composition des commissions influe sur les styles qui se dessinent pendant une législature, de même les modalités de pilotage des départements se révèlent étroitement liées aux personnes des dirigeants, à l'intérieur du cadre réglementaire et stratégique de l'établissement : l'organisation du travail des équipes de direction et la mise en œuvre des décisions d'allocation de ressources différencient les deux secteurs étudiés, tandis que des traits communs interdisent d'assimiler les directions scientifiques à une hiérarchie coupée de la base.

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Staude, Ryan. ""The centre of our union"| George Washington's political philosophy and the creation of American national identity in the 1790s." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3559433.

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For most of his presidency (1789-1797), George Washington worked to establish the federal government's legitimacy in the eyes of America's citizens while trying to gain international respect for the new nation. Although there was a broad elite consensus at the start of the decade it quickly dissipated in the face of basic questions about the federal government's power and scope of authority. Domestic political issues became entangled with foreign policy problems to create an intractable divide between opposing groups of Americans termed the Federalists and the Republicans. The two parties contended to see not only who would administer the government, but also to determine which group would define the new nation's identity. This study places George Washington at the center of the contest over the formation of America's national identity during the 1790s. Washington envisioned America as the embodiment of Enlightenment ideals of freedom and liberty. He believed it had the potential to stand in stark contrast to the monarchies and despotism of the Old World. The United States could inspire other nations to follow its lead on the path to freedom. America could only achieve this position if it were secure, united and independent. These three characteristics would give the nation legitimacy on the international stage. In his efforts to establish America's claim to nationhood, Washington incurred the displeasure of the Republican Party who viewed the president as a tool in the hands of Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists. In his quest to establish security, unity, and independence, they argued, the President betrayed the ideals of the Revolution. Ultimately, it was the public who cast aside Washington's vision for American national identity, not because they disagreed with it, but because they had already mythologized Washington to the point where he was more myth than man. He was a living deity who served a symbolic importance for unity, but had little impact on the nation's identity. Historiographically, no scholar has undertaken an in-depth examination of Washington's political philosophy (as president), and specifically how this philosophy affected the nascent nation-state's identity. Works like Paul Longmore's The Invention of George Washington, Glenn Phelps's George Washington and American Constitutionalism and the recently published, The Political Philosophy of George Washington (Jeffry Morison) examine one aspect of Washington's political beliefs, or focus on a specific chronological period. My exploration of Washington's beliefs (the heart of the studies mentioned above) is only one part of the dissertation. No attempt has been made to investigate Washington's substantive impact on nationalism and identity. David Waldstreicher, Len Travers, and Joanne B. Freeman have all looked at the formation of nationalism and identity in the 1790s, but Washington's political philosophy and presidency earns little of their attention. Washington was the most well regarded American, nationally and internationally, of his era. The lack of a proper study on his political beliefs and their reception among his fellow Americans is a lacuna which the dissertation seeks to remedy.

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Vavakova, Blanka. "La science de la Nation ? : les paradoxes politiques de la logique économique." Paris, Institut d'études politiques, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999IEPP0009.

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La thèse vise à expliquer les changements en cours dans les relations 'Etat-science-industrie' en France et à en analyser les conséquences pour le système national de la recherche, et plus particulièrement pour les chercheurs. La politique de recherche, adoptée en 1982 par le gouvernement socialiste en constitue le point de départ. En voulant traduire la conviction largement partagée par les gouvernements d'autres pays de l'OCDE que la science devait jouer un rôle majeur dans la compétitivité des entreprises, et en conséquence des nations, elle s'est appuyée sur trois grands dispositifs: (i) la mobilisation de la recherche publique au service de l'industrie, (ii) la responsabilisation des régions en matière d'intégration de la recherche scientifique dans le développement régional, (iii) le renforcement du potentiel scientifique et technologique national par la promotion des programmes européens de coopération en R&D. Or, la signification et la portée de ses dispositifs doivent être appréciées en liaison avec deux processus parallèles qui les ont fortement marques, à savoir la décentralisation et l'ouverture du territoire national aux investissements étrangers. La devise républicaine "la science au service de la nation" qui caractérisait jusqu'alors les relations 'etat-recherche-industrie' en France, est en voie de perdre son sens face aux pouvoirs et aux intérêts des nouveaux acteurs politiques (régions et Europe) et économiques (les entreprises multinationales) This thesis seeks to explain changes underway in the relationship between the state, science and industry in France and to analyze the consequences of these changes for the national system of research and more particuiariy for researchers within it. Its point of departure is the research policy adopted by the French socialist government in 1982. In keeping with the view prevalent within the OECD at that time, that science plays a central role in the competitiveness of enterprises and hence of nations, this policy aimed at (i) the mobilization of public research in the service of industry, (ii) the creation of a role for France's regions in ensuring the integration of scientific research into the regional development process, and (iii) the stregthening of the national science and technology base through the promotion of European R&D cooperation programmes. The impact and significance of France's research policy, however, cannot be understood in isolation from two parallel processes that have shaped its outcome - decentralization and the opening to foreign investment it is thus, that the republican slogan "science in the service of the nation , which to then had characterized the relationship between the state, research and industry in France, has begun to loose its meaning as new political (regions, Europe) and economic actors (multinational corporations) emerge with their own power and interests

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Richard, Gilles. "Le Centre national des indépendants et paysans de 1948 à 1962, ou L'échec de l'union des droites françaises dans le parti des modérés." Paris, Institut d'études politiques, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998IEPP0028.

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De 1948 à 1962 - entre le blocus de Berlin et la crise des fusées de Cuba, c'est-à-dire en pleine phase aiguë de la guerre froide - le CNIP a représenté la première vraie tentative, raisonnée et persévérante, de regrouper dans une même organisation politique d'abord les modérés, puis les différentes composantes de la droite française telles que R. Rémond les a identifiées depuis la révolution. Cette tentative avait un objectif précis et affiche : faire de la France un pays comme les autres ;, ressemblant aux pays du bloc occidental qui lui étaient comparables : les Etats-Unis, la RFA, le Royaume-Uni, l'Italie. Le projet qui guida R. Duchet, infatigable animateur de cette tentative, se définit au départ en réaction aux deux logiques politiques qui inspiraient le MRP et le RPF. Il préférait oeuvrer à l'union des modérés et des radicaux, ces deux forces qui n'avaient pas su faire face à l'offensive-éclair de l'Allemagne nazie en 1940, mais qui avaient eu raison du front populaire en 1938. Pendant quatorze années, le CNIP fédéra progressivement des forces jusque-là dispersées, se donnant comme modèle à imiter le parti conservateur britannique. Il touchait au but en 1958 mais le retour de Ch. De Gaulle aux affaires - auquel les indépendants avaient d'ailleurs beaucoup contribué - bouscula tous les plans. Le CNIP partit alors à la dérive. Comment les modérés se constituèrent-ils en parti structure prétendant bientôt rassembler toutes les droites? Pourquoi échouèrent-ils? La variété des sources que j'ai consultées m'a permis de répondre à ces questions en confrontant les différents niveaux de la réalité historique, l'événementiel et le structurel, le national et le local, le politique et le social, etc. , de mener une sorte d'histoire parallèle du CNIP et des autres grandes forces politiques en présence, une histoire des indépendants dans la société française tout autant qu'une histoire du CNIP et de sa stratégie politique.

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Van, der Vyver Mathilda. "Designing a marketing strategy for the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology at Stellenboshc University." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/15045.

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Thesis (MBA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (C+B) is a research centre that provides bursaries for post-graduate students to study in the field of "Invasion Biology". One of the goals of the centre is to ensure that 50% of the funded students are from previously disadvantaged groups. However, since its inception in 2004 it has consistently been unable to meet this goal. The researcher, who has insight in the centre's marketing activities and has knowledge of marketing, is of the opinion that the reason for this failure is due to the lack of knowledge of the target market and the lack of a targeted marketing strategy. As background this report investigates the theory related to marketing and whether this is applicable to a centre such as the C-I-B. The conclusion that the marketing theory is relevant to the C-I-B, lead to a market research project that informed the development of a marketing strategy suggestion which the researcher believes will address the stated problem. The report concludes with recommendations to other stakeholders who should address the deeper lying problems which surface at secondary school level. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Sentrum van Uitnemendheid vir Indringer Biologie (S-I-S) is 'n sentrum wat beurse voorsien vir nagraadse studente wat studeer in die veld van "Indringer Biologie". Een van die sentrum se doelwitte is om te verseker dat 50% van sy studente deur voorheen benadeelde groepe verteenwoordig word. Sedert sy ontstaan in 2004 kon die sentrum nog nooit hierdie doel bereik nie. Die navorser, wat insae het in die bemarkingsaktiwiteite van die sentrum en kennis dra van bemarkingsbeginsels, is van mening dat hierdie probleem die gevolg is van gebrekkige kennis van die teikenmark en 'n gebrek aan 'n gefokusde bemarkingsstrategie. As agtergrond ondersoek hierdie verslag die teorie ten opsigte van bemarking en of hierdie teorie relevant is vir 'n sentrum soos die S-I-B. Die gevolgtrekking was dat die teorie wel relevant is vir die S-I-B en het gelei tot 'n marknavorsingsprojek wat bygedra het tot die ontwikkeling van 'n bemarkingsstrategie voorstel, wat die navorser glo die probleem sal aanspreek. Die verslag sluit af met voorstelle aan die ander belanghebbendes wat verantwoordelikheid behoort te neem vir die dieperliggende probleme wat op sekondere vlak geidentifiseer is.

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Gibson, Elizabeth Carole. "A Measurement System for Science and Engineering Research Center Performance Evaluation." PDXScholar, 2016. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3285.

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This research provides performance metrics for cooperative research centers that enhance translational research formed by the partnership of government, industry and academia. Centers are part of complex ecosystems that vary greatly in the type of science conducted, organizational structures and expected outcomes. The ability to realize their objectives depends on transparent measurement systems to assist in decision making in research translation. A generalizable, hierarchical decision model that uses both quantitative and qualitative metrics is developed based upon program goals. Mission-oriented metrics are used to compare the effectiveness of the cooperative research centers through case studies. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) industry university cooperative research center (IUCRC) program is the domain of organizational effectiveness because of its longevity, clear organizational structure, repeated use and availability of data. Not unlike a franchise business model, the program has been replicated numerous times gaining recognition as one of the most successful federally funded collaborative research center (CRC) programs. Understanding IUCRCs is important because they are a key US policy lever for enhancing translational research. While the program model is somewhat unique, the research project begins to close the gap for comparing CRCs by introducing a generalizable model and method into the literature stream. Through a literature review, program objectives, goals, and outputs are linked together to construct a four-level hierarchical decision model (HDM). A structured model development process shows how experts validate the content and construct of the model using these linked concepts. A subjective data collection approach is discussed showing how collection, analysis and quantification of expert pair-wise-comparison data is used to establish weights for each of the decision criteria. Several methods are discussed showing how inconsistency and disagreement are measured and analyzed until acceptable levels are reached. Six case studies are used to compare results, evaluate the impact of expert disagreement and conduct criterion-related validity. Comparative analysis demonstrates the ability of the model to efficiently ascertain criteria that are relatively more important towards each center's performance score. Applying this information, specific performance improvement recommendations for each center are presented. Upon review, experts generally agreed with the results. Criterion-related validity discusses how the performance measurement scoring system can be used for comparative analysis among science and engineering focused research centers. Dendrograms highlight where experts disagree and provide a method for further disagreement analysis. Judgment quantification values for different expert clusters are substituted into the model one-at-a-time (OAT) providing a method to analyze how changes in decisions based on these disagreements impact the results of the model's output. This research project contributes to the field by introducing a generalizable model and measurement system that compares performance of NSF supported science and engineering focused research centers.

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Chiappetta, Margaret Elizabeth. "Knowledge translation in action : cancer biology and systems pharmacology at the National Center for Advancing Translational Science." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50189.

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The need for novel diagnostic and therapeutic drugs with the potential to combat increasingly prevalent or particularly insidious diseases has grown in recent years. Concurrently, the issue of translating scientific knowledge from “bench to bedside” has become increasingly salient. In 2011, the U.S. National Institutes of Health created the National Center for Advancing Translational Science in an effort to remedy the recalcitrant gaps between fundamental laboratory research and late-stage clinical trial, thereby dramatically reducing the amount of time and expense needed to develop efficacious pharmaceutical prototypes for a range of emerging, re-emerging, and chronic diseases. However, the realities of pharmaceutical development are incongruous with the expectations of the lay public that even the most fundamental scientific research yield results with immediate social and commercial value. Traditional linear models of progress overlook both the epistemic nature of scientific innovation and the significance of the socio-economic supply and demand factors driving research endeavours. The aim of this dissertation is to underline the epistemic and socio-economic characteristics of translational science – specifically in the context of research targeting novel oncology therapeutics and diagnostics – through the lens of Science and Technology Studies. In focusing on research in cancer biology funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, this thesis highlights the significance of Mode 2 or “post-academic” science, and by extension the roles of interdisciplinarity and applicability, and the commodification of scientific knowledge, that arise in the process of translating scientific knowledge. Arts, Faculty of Graduate

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Chi, Curtis H. "Architecture and site: a field research center for the studies of environmental science, horticulture, landscape architecture, and forestry." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53344.

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The relationship of building to site is the most fundamental aspect in the creation of architecture. As man is a product of nature and his environment the way in which he chooses to after that environment in the process of building reveals not only his attitude towards his physical surroundings, but his purpose and justification for dwelling there. Not all attitudes will be the same, just as purpose will vary from person to person and structure to structure. Mario Botta has said, “The first step in the architectural act is taking possession of the site. It is a conscious act of transforming a unicum, an awareness that grounds the new intervention in the geography, history, and culture of a particular site. The architecture is the constriction of this site. There can be no indifference toward the site. It is the very territory of architecture as well as the primary condition determining the laws by which one must build.” Within the scope of my project I hoped to define this awareness within myself, this conscious act of defining and creating architecture against a background that demands the site be recognized as a primary generator of architectural form and attitude. Master of Architecture

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Van, Achterbergh Esmé. "The development of the national accelerator centre proton microprobe as an analytical tool in geochemistry." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22046.

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Bibliography: pages 94-99. This thesis describes work performed to establish and demonstrate a quantitative trace element microanalysis technique for geological material using protons accelerated by the Van de Graaff Accelerator at the National Accelerator Centre (NAC) in Faure near Cape Town. The method relies on the analysis of Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) spectra, interpreted with the help of the GeoPIXE software package. The use of the Si(Li) energy dispersive detector provides simultaneous multi-element detection at the parts-per-million (ppm) level, and a scanning beam facility permits trace element distributions to be studied at these levels. The calibration of the detector efficiency and the thicknesses of selectable X-ray attenuating filters was performed using pure elemental samples. This involved the accurate determination of the target to detector distance, the thickness of the active volume of the Si(Li) detector crystal, the thicknesses of all the absorbing layers between the sample and the detector crystal, and the assessment of the effects of incomplete charge collection in the detector.

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Plaeksakul, Akeanong. "Local innovation system and public-private research partnership : a case study of national research centres and a science park in Thailand." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/local-innovation-system-and-publicprivate-research-partnershipa-case-study-of-national-research-centres-and-a-science-park-in-thailand(a01a7ae3-fe29-4b01-a5f5-9395e92b0e5a).html.

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This thesis investigates the local innovation system of public research organisations in the Thai context, in which research centres and firms are co-located in a planned science park, with particular emphasis on the influence of co-location on interactions between research centres and local firms, and the research collaboration between the research centres and industrial firms. It aims to gain insight into the factors that influence the interaction of research centres and firms located in close proximity and the ways in which research centres and firms interrelate in relation to their research collaboration. This thesis draws upon three theoretical concepts: the concept of local innovation system, the concept of proximity, and the theories of inter-organisational relationships.The study suggests that co-location (i.e. physical proximity) to research centres does not normally lead to formal interaction between local firms and research centres in this context. Most of the interactions between them were found to be informal. Thus, the influence of physical proximity on the interactions and linkages of actors in this local innovation system is to some extent over-estimated. There is insufficient synergy to create an innovative surplus from co-location of firms and research centres in this context. The study also suggests that promoting social and technological proximity between research centres and local firms, by introducing institutional or organisational arrangements that would facilitate these two dimensions of proximity, encourages greater extent of formal interaction between them as well as facilitates benefits from spatial relation of these local actors. Despite the absence of formal interaction with local firms, research centres collaborate with firms located outside the science park. The study introduces a typology to understand how research centres work with firms and shows that most of the collaborative projects involved industrial application and utilisation of technological knowledge accumulated within the research centres, which applied to the firms' products or development processes. Many of these projects resulted from collective projects or partnering experience between the research centre and firm, and were likely to follow with subsequent collaborations. In addition, the study reveals that technological factors, i.e. technological relatedness between the knowledge base of firms and research centres and firm's technological capacity, influence the way in which research centres work with firms in collaborative projects. Organisational and institutional settings of research centres, as well as cultural factors are identified as barriers of research collaboration in this study.The thesis concludes by indicating that physical proximity alone cannot trigger interaction of actors, especially formal interaction such as research collaboration, bounded by spatial relation. Interaction between public research organisations and firms can take place without closeness in distance. Other dimensions of their relationship are important factors influencing their interaction. The research collaboration between research centres and firms is a complex process and requires supportive organisational and institutional arrangements and effective policy intervention.

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Zelef, Mustafa Haluk. "A Research On The Representation Of Turkish National Identity: Buildings Abroad." Phd thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/924522/index.pdf.

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This thesis is the result of an attempt to record, classify and develop an understanding of the motivations and dynamics in the design and realization of the buildings that explicitly or implicitly represent the Turkish identity abroad. In the meantime it is aimed to reflect on and identify the function of architecture and buildings in the formulation and representation of national identity. Besides the analysis of the meanings assigned to the architectural forms, one underlying intention was to clarify how different aspects of architecture and building processes could play roles in the construction and representation of national identity within the context of the embassies, monuments, exhibition pavilions and centers for cultural and religious purposes. During the analysis of these architectural works, basic mechanisms of the concept of identity and its repercussions in relation to physical milieus -i.e. its comparative nature, its reception by the others- are tried to be elaborated. Cases other than the Turkish case are referred to when necessary. Viewpoints of variety of actors in the realization of these works -i.e. architects, diplomats, statesmen and contractors- are analyzed to elucidate the similarities and differences of approaches. iv Besides the role of international relations, the dominant social, political and economic characteristics in different historical periods of Turkey and their implications on the buildings abroad are exposed by this study. Reactions of the architectural discourse in Turkey to those characteristics concerning the national identity, i.e. foreign architects, globalization, and promotion of architects by the state, are elaborated. While some themes are perennial at the discursive and formal level, variations of attitudes regarding the host context are observed in the study.

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Andersson, Josefine. "Utbildar man en kvinna så utbildar man en hel nation – En studie av ett ”Montessori Training Centre” i Tanzania." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-27853.

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Syftet med uppsatsen är att sammanfatta Tanzanias utbildningssystem med särskild fokusering på kvinnors utbildningsmöjligheter, samt genom en etnografisk fältstudie vid ett ”Montessori Training Centre” i Tanzania presentera ett exempel på vad som konkret görs för att stärka flickors utbildningsmöjligheter. I uppsatsen presenteras resultatet av observationer, intervjuer och samtal rörande centrets uppbyggnad och funktion, kvinnors möjlighet till utbildning i landet samt tankar kring montessoripedagogiken. Slutligen lyfts vikten av gemensamma satsningar globalt, nationellt och individuellt för att utveckla jämställdhet mellan könen och skapa förutsättningar för ”utbildning för alla”. Här diskuteras även likheterna människor emellan och vikten av att belysa dessa, samt hur kvinnans nyckelfunktion i familjen i Tanzania skapar förutsättningar att sprida kunskap i samhället och att generera en mer utbildad befolkning överlag.

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Bach, Jean-Nicolas. "Centre, périphérie, conflit et formation de l'État depuis Ménélik II : les crises de et dans l'État éthiopien." Phd thesis, Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00878699.

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Cette thèse revient sur les caractéristiques des conflits armés éthiopiens contemporains(nature et manifestations) à partir d'une réflexion sur la trajectoire historique de l'État,héritier de l'empire construit par Ménélik II à la fin du XIXe siècle et dont les frontièresn'ont que peu varié depuis (hormis l'indépendance de l'Érythrée en 1993). L'expérienceimpériale est également à l'origine d'une perception de l'espace politique éthiopien entermes de " centre " et de " périphérie ". Perception qui demeure dominante au sein desétudes éthiopiennes, notamment dans l'étude de conflits perçus comme opposant le" centre " (assimilé à l'" État moderne ") à ses " périphéries " conquises durant la périodeimpériale (assimilées aux " sociétés traditionnelles "). La réflexion est donc construite àpartir de l'articulation des trois grands thèmes suivants : la formation de l'empire et del'État éthiopien, les conflits armés, et le thème centre-périphérie. Le thème centrepériphériese situe en effet au coeur des interprétations de la formation des empires etdes États. Le rapport entre ce deux thèmes (formation de l'État et thème " centrepériphérie") est ici reformulé à partir des notions de " secteur politique central " et de" secteur politique périphérique " (Coulon 1972). L'État est alors défini comme unprocessus historique produit par la formation (formelle, symbolique et cognitive) de cesdeux secteurs politiques central et périphérique. Ces deux secteurs interdépendants, dontles caractéristiques évoluent en fonction des reconfigurations économiques, sociales etpolitiques, sont à comprendre au sein d'un même ensemble produisant l'État éthiopien etson identité, sa nation.Cette thèse analyse donc le rapport entre la formation de ces deux secteurs politiques etles conflits armés en vue d'en offrir une grille de lecture renouvelée et dépassant lalecture dominante opposant le " centre " à ses " périphéries ". L'étude de trois régionsconflictuelles (Érythrée, Gambella, Afar) et de leur rapport à l'État éthiopien font alorsapparaître non plus une, mais trois grandes tendances de conflit (toujoursinterdépendantes et parfois cumulatives), à savoir : le conflit entre les deux secteurspolitiques, le conflit à l'intérieur du secteur politique central, et le conflit à l'intérieur dusecteur politique périphérique. Enfin, ce travail défend l'idée selon laquelle ces conflitsémanent d'une double crise de l'État éthiopien : une crise " de " l'État (remise en cause del'État éthiopien lui-même), et une crise " dans " l'État (remise en cause du régime et dugouvernement éthiopien, mais pas de l'État en lui-même). De cette double crise, héritéede la période impériale et qui éclot lors du Second règne d'Hailé Sélassié (1941-1974),dérivent les conflits éthiopiens contemporains.

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Мусієнко, Ірина Володимирівна. "Наука України як фактор національної безпеки". Thesis, Центр досліджень науково-технічного потенціалу та історії науки ім. Г. М. Доброва НАН України, 2015. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/20734.

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Moore, Christine, Jennifer Treece, Lindsey Shipley, et al. "Causes and Prevention of Hospital Readmissions: Comparing National Trends to Rural Southern Appalachia." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5562.

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Pletcher, Leeanna. "The Ecology of Fear: Oviposition and Colonization in Aquatic Systems." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1587.

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Amphibians and aquatic invertebrates have complex life histories that link aquatic and terrestrial food webs. It has been suggested that amphibian reproduction is an important source of carbon to some aquatic systems. This process of energy flow may be shaped by shifts in habitat selection in response to predators. We hypothesized that predators decrease colonization and oviposition of prey, reducing active inputs. Thus predation risk is expected to shift the relative amounts of active and passive subsidies. We manipulated the presence of fish predators in aquatic mesocosms. Results suggest hylid treefrog eggs and hydrophilid beetles were less abundant in predator treatments. This difference in oviposition and colonization translated into small reductions in calories and ash free dry mass of active inputs. However, passive allochthonous inputs were more than double active amounts and variable, therefore relative amounts of active and passive inputs did not differ across the levels of predation risk.

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Crawford, Justin Luvene. "Impacts of Station Dependent Error Sources on the Implementation of the National Height Modernization Program." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1385972294.

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Cueva, Perus Marcos. "Territoire, système productif et nation en Amérique latine : le cas panaméen." Grenoble 2, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995GRE21003.

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Cette these etudie l'economie panameenne et son mode d'insertion dans le systeme productif americain a partir d'une approche regulationiste. Les differents espaces domines panameens, le canal inclus, sont etudies dans une perspective historique, qui met l'accent sur la lutte entre divers centres et sur les processus de destructuration et restructuration du capital en periode de crise. Les difficultes du projet national au panama durant differentes periodes sont aussi etudiees; le texte comprend une etude detaillee de "l'economie avec enclaves" et de la desintegration economique, sociale et politique. Une interpretation de la crise panameenne durant les annees torrijos est proposee, a partir de debats qui portent sur les contradictions economiques et sociales du torrijisme, sur la lutte entre les etats-unis et le japon pour le canal durant les annees "80" et sur l'invasion americaine de 1989 et ses consequences pour la societe panameenne This thesis studies the panamanian economy and its mode of insertion in the american productive system from a regulationist point of view. Different panamanian dominated spaces, including the canal, are focused in historical perspective, which enphasizes the struggle between centers and the processes of capital's destructuration and restructuration in peripheries during crisis periods. Nation building's difficulties in panama at different periods are also examinated; the text includes a detailed study about panamanian "economy with enclaves" and the problem of economic, social and even political desintegration. An interpretation of panamanian crisis since the torrijos years is proposed, as well as a debate about economic and social contradictions of torrijismo, another one about the struggle between us and japan for the canal during the 80's, and the last one about us invasion in 1989 and its consecuencies for the panamanian society

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Kraska, Beverly Rzeminski. "Cooperative Research Center Directors: Importance and Satisfaction of Factors in the Work Environment Related to Organizational Performance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332179/.

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This study explored the importance attached to and the degree of satisfaction with 53 job aspects in the work environment of cooperative research center directors. A survey instrument was mailed to the 105 individuals identified as directors of research units that are (a) committed to multidisciplinary or engineering research, (b) organized as integral units of a university, and (c) supported and funded by industry and other sources. Responses were categorized into two groups: directors involved in NSF (National Science Foundation) Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC), and directors involved in other types of cooperative research endeavors. A 69% response rate was obtained. One purpose of this study was to measure: (a) factors that influence job satisfaction; (b) factors likely to influence center performance; and (c) success factors in industry/university cooperative research. This study was also designed to: (a) compare job attitudes between the two groups of directors; (c) determine the relationship between measures of importance and satisfaction for each group; and (d) develop predictive models of centers' performance using collected data; Directors assign a high degree of importance and a low degree of satisfaction to the majority of the job aspects; and they tend to be somewhat dissatisfied with those factors they consider most important in their work environment. Directors in the NSF I/UCRC group rated factors related to professional activities and industry/university interactions as significantly more important. In developing models to predict the total operating budget and the number of industrial members at a center, combinations of importance and satisfaction ratings were found to be significant factors.

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Kinoshita, Harumi. "La diffusion culturelle internationale : les enjeux de la politique de prêts d'oeuvre et d'expositions du MNAM-CCI (Centre Georges Pompidou) pendant la période 2000-2007." Phd thesis, Université d'Avignon, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00767576.

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Le musée contemporain ne se caractérise plus seulement comme un lieu voué à préservation, conservation et présentation des collections mais comme un lieu inscrit dans des réseaux, comme le montre l'étude de la politique de diffusion : celle-ci est l'objet de ma thèse en sciences de l'information et de la communication intitulée " La diffusion culturelle à l'échelle internationale : les enjeux de la politique du prêt des œuvres et des expositions du Mnam-Cci (Centre Georges Pompidou) pendant la période 2000-2007 ".Le Mnam-Cci est l'un des plus importants musées au monde grâce à sa collection d'art moderne et contemporain. Il offre non seulement des expositions temporaires mais aussi de nombreuses activités culturelles : cinémas, conférences, concerts, spectacles. Sa collection se compose de 60 000 œuvres, est empruntée auprès des musées du monde entier.Compte tenu de la richesse de la collection, la politique du prêt des œuvres est l'une des stratégies importantes du musée. Dans la perspective d'une étude muséologique, l'analyse de la politique du prêt des œuvres nous paraît des plus pertinentes.La première partie de la thèse met en évidence les mécanismes de la circulation des œuvres et celles des expositions dans un contexte des territoires à l'échelle internationale. La deuxième partie de la thèse décirt la circulation des biens culturels à l'heure de la mondialisation. La dernière partie de la thèse montre le développement de la stratégie communicationnelle à l'échelle internationale à travers la politique de diffusion.C'est ainsi que ce travail montre la diffusion culturelle à l'échelle internationale par l'intermédiaire de la politique du prêt des œuvres et des expositions du Mnam-Cci.

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Picton, Aurélie. "Diachronie en langue de spécialité, définition d'une méthode linguistique outillée pour reprérer l'évolution des connaissances en corpus : un exemple appliqué au domaine spatial." Toulouse 2, 2009. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00429061.

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Dans cette thèse nous abordons la question de la diachronie dans les langues de spécialité à travers la définition d’une méthode linguistique pour repérer l'évolution des connaissances en corpus. Cette recherche s'ancre dans une demande appliquée émanant du Centre National d'Études Spatiales (Cnes), où la question de l'évolution prend une dimension particulière dans le cadre de projets spatiaux dits « de longue durée » (~20 ans), au long desquels les connaissances impliquées évoluent nécessairement. Ce phénomène, inévitable mais parfois insidieux, est susceptible d'entraîner un certain nombre de difficultés telles qu'une mauvaise communication avec les ingénieurs qui arrivent en cours de projet, une modification non consciente du sens/de la forme des termes, etc. L'objectif est donc de proposer une méthode pour repérer cette évolution, objectif qui permet d'articuler un triple regard sur la diachronie : un regard théorique, un regard descriptif et un regard appliqué. Pour ce faire, cette thèse propose la description de quatre indices linguistiques repérables semi-automatiquement en corpus pour observer l'évolution : la fréquence, les contextes d'évolution, les variantes et les dépendances syntaxiques. Ces indices sont explorés à partir de deux corpus diachroniques : trois éditions d'un cours d'optique et optoélectronique (1994-2002) et un corpus de rapports de spécification du projet spatial DORIS (1989-2000). Ce contexte permet de proposer des pistes théoriques et méthodologiques en terminologie textuelle pour repérer, étudier et caractériser l'évolution susceptible de se manifester dans les domaines de spécialité, en particulier sur de très courts intervalles temporels. La démarche mise en place dans cette recherche permet également d'alimenter la question de l'interprétation des données en corpus : tout d'abord à travers la combinaison d'indices comme moyen de construire une interprétation (voire un diagnostic) fiable de l'évolution à partir d'indices linguistiques ; ensuite à travers la question du rôle et de la place des experts dans l'analyse et du dialogue analyste/expert du domaine comme moteurs d'une co-construction de l'interprétation This doctoral dissertation explores the question of the diachronic dimension in terminology using a tool-based approach applied to a diachronic corpus. This study focuses on a request from the French National Space Agency (Cnes) where both knowledge and technology necessarily evolve over the course of “long-term” space projects (approx. 20 yrs. ). This phenomenon can be tricky and a source of difficulties, such as poor communication with new coming engineers who arrive during the project or unconscious modifications of the meaning or forms of terms, etc. Learning how to identify this evolution is therefore of prime importance. Our research aims at defining a linguistic method to track down knowledge evolution within texts. This aim allows us to structure a triple point of view: a theoretical one, a methodological one and an applied one. To do so, this doctoral dissertation presents a description of four linguistic cues which can be semi-automatically identified in corpora to observe evolution: frequency, contexts of evolution, variants and syntactic dependencies. The cues are studied in two diachronic corpora from the Cnes: one corpus made up of three editions of a course on optics and optoelectronics (1994-2002) and one technical corpus composed of specification reports from the DORIS project (1989-2000). This context makes it possible to offer theoretical and methodological paths in textual terminology to track down, study and characterize the evolution that is likely to appear in specialized fields, especially within an environment that has been very little explored, i. E. Short-term diachrony. The approach developed in this study also sheds light on the interpretation of corpus data, firstly, by combining linguistic cues in order to build up a reliable interpretation (or even a diagnosis) of the evolution through linguistic cues; secondly, by reflecting on the place and role of the experts in analyses and by analyst-expert dialoguing as a driving force in the co-construction of interpretations

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Carretier, Julien. "Qualité de l'information des patients atteints de cancer et prise en compte du savoir profane : de la théorie à la pratique : à propos du programme SOR SAVOIR Patient de la Fédération Nationale des Centres de lutte contre le Cancer." Phd thesis, Université Claude Bernard - Lyon I, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00945511.

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L'information est un des besoins les plus importants des patients atteints de cancer. Leurs attentes fortes, variables et hétérogènes, en matière d'informations sur les différents aspects de la prise en charge de la maladie, soulèvent la question de la qualité de ces informations mises à disposition des patients. L'élaboration d'outils d'information et d'aide à la décision de qualité, qu'ils soient destinés aux cliniciens, tels que les recommandations pour la pratique clinique (RPC), ou aux patients, tels que des documents écrits d'information, implique la prise en compte des trois composantes essentielles de la décision médicale : données actuelles de la science (evidence-based medicine), expertise professionnelle, et préférences et valeurs des patients. Pour pouvoir baser la décision médicale sur ces trois dimensions, l'enjeu est de partager avec les patients les données actuelles de la science, et d'intégrer les préférences des patients dans les RPC. Notre hypothèse est qu'il est possible d'intégrer les préférences des patients à deux niveaux de production des connaissances : l'élaboration de documents écrits d'information des patients dans le cadre du programme SOR SAVOIR Patient d'une part, et l'élaboration de RPC pour les cliniciens d'autre part. Les résultats de ces travaux fournissent une contribution méthodologique pour améliorer la qualité des documents écrits et impliquer les patients atteints de cancer dans le développement de ces informations

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Cohen, Daniel. "Best practice mine water management at a coal mining operation in the Blue Mountains." Thesis, View thesis View thesis, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/430.

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This study covers the following aspects of mine water management at the Clarence Colliery, located at the headwaters of the Wollangambe River, N.S.W. The Wollangambe River flows through the World Heritage listed areas of the Blue Mountains and Wollemi National Parks. 1. Quantification of the impact of discharge of treated mine water on the Wollangambe River, through analysis of sediment metal concentrations. 2. Investigation of the possible sources and causes of acid mine drainage within the mine. 3. Review of the current treatment process employed at the mine, as well as a review of other possible treatment options for avoidance or treatment of acid mine drainage. 4. Recommendation of a strategy for improving the process of mine water management at the colliery. The study reveals problems discovered from the investigation and describes the findings and recommendations.

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Codina, Maud. "Les bétons bas pH - Formulation, caractérisation et étude à long terme." Phd thesis, INSA de Toulouse, 2007. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00199021.

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L'utilisation de bétons à base de ciment Portland en association avec de l'argile dans un site de stockage en profondeur de déchets radioactifs se heurterait à deux difficultés. La forte alcalinité du matériau cimentaire dégraderait les propriétés imperméables de l'argile. De plus, l'importante augmentation de température induite par l'hydratation du ciment dans un ouvrage massif pourrait provoquer des microfissures nuisibles à la durabilité du matériau. Des recherches ont donc été engagées pour mettre au point un béton permettant de pallier ces deux principaux écueils. L'objectif est d'obtenir un béton satisfaisant aux contraintes suivantes : pH de la solution interstitielle du matériau hydraté inférieur à 11 afin de limiter l'attaque alcaline de l'argile (d'où l'appellation de béton « bas pH »), échauffement inférieur à 20 °C au cours de l'hydratation, retrait modéré, performances mécaniques élevées (résistance à la compression supérieure à 70 MPa). Plusieurs liants incorporant du ciment Portland, de la fumée de silice, des cendres volantes et / ou du laitier sont comparés. Tous ces systèmes sont caractérisés par des teneurs en ajouts très importantes, la fraction de clinker n'étant comprise qu'entre 20 et 60 %. Après un an d'hydratation, la solution interstitielle des pâtes de liants bas pH présente des pH compris entre 11,7 et 12,2 selon la formulation, réduit de plus d'une unité par rapport aux témoins à base de CEM I ou CEM V. Cette chute de pH (comparé à celui d'un CEM I (13,5)) est concomitante i) d'une forte réduction de la concentration en alcalins dans la solution porale, ii) de la disparition ou de la diminution de la teneur en portlandite dans les matériaux, iii) et de l'enrichissement en silice des C-S-H. Ces liants ont été utilisés avec succès pour mettre au point des bétons bas pH haute performance (pH de la solution interstitielle compris entre 10,7 et 11,6 selon les liants) avec les outils classiques du génie civil. Enfin, des études de lixiviation en eau désionisée montrent que les pâtes de liants bas pH se décalcifient environ 4 fois moins vite que celle à base de ciment Portland. Les évolutions minéralogiques et les flux lixiviés par l'eau pure (pH 7) à 25 °C ont pu être modélisés à l'aide du code HYTEC en associant deux modules de réactivité chimique et de transport par diffusion.

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Hsu, Tsai Jung, and 許彩榮. "Informal scientific education：Case study of the scientific education at the National Taiwan Science Education Centre." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/70936395487147713546.

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碩士 國立臺灣師範大學 化學研究所 89 In the recent years, not only school teaching but also social education changes in many different ways. Moreover, meta-analysis of related researches revel that the acquirement of knowledge is greatly influenced by learning environment. This study therefore examined the practices of the scientific studying activities designed to promote nation-wide scientific education, exemplified by the current work of the scientific teachers at the National Taiwan Science Education Centre. Major findings of this study are as follows: 1.Teachers thought that the acquirement of knowledge was progressive, but students didn’t have to accomplished the task step by step. 2.Scientific terms must be introduced and explained before hands. 3.Teaching program and activities varied according to teachers’ values.

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Kanakachary, M. "Information needs and use patterns in Humanities survey and proposal for setting up: A national documentation centre for humanities." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2009/4313.

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Fan, Huai-min, and 范懷閔. "Teenagers Visitor Experience on National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80408932261711147012.

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碩士 南華大學 出版與文化事業管理研究所 98 The survey indicates that the teenagers are granted more time to get engaged in various leisure activities due to the weekend holidays. Thus, it is a key issue for museums to attract teenagers to visit them and create unique style to exert the source of juvenile visitors against the furious competition in a circumstance full of many leisure locations. This study aims to understand the utility and visit experience of teenagers on museums and thus proposes the advices to the possibilities concerning the exploration on juvenile market for museums in terms of research. 　　　The findings are concluded as follows. 1.The status quo of teenagers''impression and their visit behavior and experience on NTSEC The teenagers expressed that they knew NTSEC, had good impression, and felt it attractive and architecturally characteristic, so they were willing to visit it. The visit time is 10:01-11:00. Most teenagers come with peers and the group is 3-5 persons. The main motive is leisure and entertainment. The reason is the recommendation from classmates, teachers, relatives or parents. Most visiting for the first time stay about 4 hours. They are fond of random visit. As for the utility of indoor facilities, the low-utility items include MRT shuttle bus, exclusive narration, regular guide and performance, and indoor boutique. The ticket fare is affordable. The gain is the new knowledge acquisition. The reason for repeated visit is to increase the scientific knowledge whereas the reason for non-repeated visit is the contents failing to be attractive or the deficient special exhibitions or promotions. 2.The correlation of teenagers'' background and their impression on NTSEC There is correlation between the degree of understanding on NTSEC and attraction and age and education and between total impression and age. 3.The correlation of teenagers'' background and their visit in NTSEC There is correlation between the reason of visiting NTSEC and age and occupation, between the number of group and time to stay and age, education and occupation, between the motive, information and visit manner and transportation tool and age, between the frequency of visiting NTSEC and age, education and residential area. 4.The correlation of teenagers'' background and their visit experience on NTSEC There is difference regarding facility utility and satisfaction, total satisfaction after visit, propaganda for NTSEC, aspiration for repeated visit, perspective on fare and visit gain.

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楊侃慈. "A study of educational efficiency of national taiwan science education center." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09144812232087625789.

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碩士 臺北市立教育大學 自然科學系碩士班 95 Both of theoretical investigation and empirical analysis were employed in this study. First, this study would discuss the theoretical bases of science museum and science education and the methodological base of CIPP model. Finally, this study would apply survey and interview method on the investigation for the educational efficiency of National Taiwan Science Education Center. For survey, this study used census method to investigate the staffs in National Taiwan Science Education Center (including Tatung System Technologies Inc.), and retrieved 85 questionnaires. This study also used convenience cluster sampling to investigate the teachers of junior high school and elementary school: Addressed on the junior high schools and elementary schools of Taipei City and Taipei County, which have visited Science Education Center for outside school education during January to April of 2006, and sent 3 copies of questionnaire to each school, and retrieved 279 questionnaires totally. The data obtained from survey was processed with frequency distribution to present the overall responding situation of the subjects on the relevant questions, and tested with t-test and variance analysis to identify the responding situation of the subjects on the relevant questions under different backgrounds. Via this study, we found that this case has the following features: 1. The development of CIPP model has expanded the content of evaluation. 2. Science Education Center shall certainly execute the works of routine supervision and connection with the commissioned company. 3. After trusted for operation, Science Education Center shall enhance the management of facilities and offer diverse preferential tickets for implementing the promotion of science education. 4. For enhancing the promotion of the science education of junior high schools and elementary schools, Science Education Center shall match with the exhibits to set up a course database of junior high school and elementary school for the application and reference of education. 5. Science Education Center shall strengthen the interaction and connection with the teachers in school and research and develop courses together with these teachers, in order to improve the level of science education.

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HUANG, Hsiang-Yi, and 黃湘頤. "Humanity in Science Museums: A Case Study of Special Exhibitions in National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/748wqp.

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碩士 國立臺灣藝術大學 藝術管理與文化政策研究所 103 With the development of science and technology, the dependence of human life on scientific research and technology development is becoming deeper and deeper day by day. Meanwhile, people today have more ways to approach scientific knowledge than in the past, while science museum is a comparatively credible source of scientific information apart from formal education. Science museums always deliver scientific contents through exhibitions, it is necessary to integrate the characteristic and spirit of humanity into exhibition if it wants to make audiences grow interests in science, understand the technological environment where they live, even consider the scientific issues and then change their behaviors. However, so far there is still little researches include humanity in the discussion of scientific exhibitions. Through literature review, this study reviews the essence of humanity and concludes its characteristics in scientific exhibitions. In addition, based on the special exhibition “Biological Rhythm” in National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC), the study explores the practices and features of humanity in the exhibition, and then conducts in-depth interview with curating staffs to analyze humanity thoughts implies from their work experiences and opinions they shared. By in-depth exploration and discussion, the study finds that in the self-managed special exhibitions in recent years, NTSEC have conducted multiple practices of humanity through displaying aesthetic design of space, multiple opinions of narration and interdisciplinary combination of objects. All the staffs have the concept of humanity, and most of the audience holds positive appreciation to the exhibition. Thus it can be seen that blending humanity into science has become a tendency of planning exhibitions and it has the potential to develop. If it can practice the humanity more comprehensively and develop the future exhibitions in this direction, it is believed that the science exhibitions will have more impacts on society.

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Chang, Sheng-Chieh, and 張勝傑. "An Analysis of the Interactive Theatre of National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62669692418741973279.

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碩士 國立臺灣藝術大學 戲劇學系 99 We can see the development of the interactive theatre starting from Ancient Greek, Roman and the medieval theater. Although it wasn’t the main stream under the impact of the Renaissance and the realism, in the trend of the twenty-first century modern theatre integration, it has more resources that can be better employed. Researchers begin the study with the interdisciplinary and integrated concept. They expect to use the viewpoint of the interactive theater to analyze the exhibition space, the guides, the audience and the interpretation method of National Taiwan Science Education Center. The scope of the study is defined as the following. It focuses on whether the National Taiwan Science Education Center has the performances, exhibitions or activities of interactive style during its cultural events. And the performances, exhibitions or activities must have the guides and the audience involved. In addition, if only showpiece or equipment have interaction with the audience during the performances, exhibitions or activities, it isn’t part of the scope of this study.

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孫學瑛. "A Studay of the Interactive Exhibition and Adult Learning in the Science Center of National Natural Science Museum." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49988270990083470102.

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碩士 國立暨南國際大學 成人與繼續教育研究所 90 A study of the Interactive Exhibition and Adult Learning in the Science Center of the National Natural Science Museum Abstract From many theories and practices in psychology, museum education, and science education the researcher had found out that interactive exhibitions in museum had positive influence on adult’s science learning. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to understand whether or not the interactive exhibitions in museum could affect and help the adult visitors in observing science phenomena and understanding science theories. So as to identify that interactive exhibitions in museum could have positive influence on adult’s science learning. Structural questionnaire was adopted in this study. Adult visitors in Science Center in National Natural Science Museum were asked to answer the questionnaire. The exhibitions should possess three conditions as below. 1. Interactive and static exhibitions. 2. Exhibitions, which can clearly convey science phenomena or science theories. 3. Exhibitions, which can attract visitor According to these conditions, the questionnaire was designed to analysis information from adult visitors. Eventually we found out that interactive exhibitions in the museum could help and have great influence on adult visitors. Adult visitors could acquire more different experience by manipulating than by observing statically only. With the help of verbal explanation their recognition could even be more enforceable. Therefore this research suggests that the designers of museum exhibitions should provide interactive exhibits to attract adult visitors and help them to get more knowledge by observing and manipulating. So that the visitors can obtain abound information and personal experience and promote their learning in science as well. This research also suggests that adult educationalists and museum educators pay much attention to adult’s requirement in science learning. They are suggested to provide adults with more opportunities and various ways of science learning. With the help of interactive exhibits provided by the museum is a successful way of learning science. Key word: museum education, interactive exhibition, science learning

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Shen, Tsuei-Ping, and 沈翠萍. "The Study of Constructive Strategies of Science Concepts of Adult Audiences in the Science Exploration Center of National Science and Technology Museum." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80713482296337542739.

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碩士 國立臺灣師範大學 社會教育學系 94 The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of learning, the constructive strategies of science concepts and the factors of effect, of the adult audiences in the Science Exploration Center of National Science and Technology Museum. Three participants were selected based on "the principles of choosing participants" developed by researcher. "Think-aloud" method was adopted to collect the data. According to the outcome of interview and analysis, this research summarized the following conclusions: 1.based on prior knowledge or experiences: the basic strategy was " to connect prior knowledge or experiences with new science concepts" ; the flexible strategies included "browsing exposition rapidly" , "transferring of learning" and "inference". 2.clues of context: the basic strategy was " search clues from context" ; the flexible strategies included " control factors" , " reasoning" and " metacognition" 3.trial-and-error: the basic strategy was " trial-and-error" ; the flexible strategies included " assumption" , "search clues from context" , "to connect prior knowledge or experiences with new science concepts" and" analogy" . According to the learning route ,the researcher named the two former as “circulative constructor”, the later as “linear constructor”. The factors that influenced circulative constructor included lacking of key concepts of exhibition, resource of exposition, and depth of concepts of exhibition, and monotone of operation. The factors that influenced linear constructor included lacking of prior knowledge, practices of science skill and relative resource of exhibition , and long exposition.In the conclusion, concrete suggestions were put forward respectively to the museum toward contents of exhibition and adult learning..

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卓玉金. "Discussion the Type of Playable Exhibition in Science Museums: A Case Study of "Giant Panda Exhibition " in National Museum of Natural Science and "Children''s Science Center" in National Science & Technology Museum." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67891809763754044890.

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碩士 臺南藝術學院 博物館學研究所 91 The function of museums besides collections, exhibitions, education and research is that; the modern museum has also gained entertainment functionality too. More and more people are interested in challenges and entertainment types of museums, especially in this time, where everything changes so rapidly and is so busy or difficult to catch up with the latest technology in our daily life. Therefore, in order for museum visitors to enjoy visiting and learning about the meaning of exhibition; museums can be creative in many ways of exhibition and educational actives. Among those exhibitions and educational activities, the most attractive to visitors are recreational exhibitions and interactive activities. This theory was based on the National Museum of Natural Science of “ Giant Panda Exhibition ” and the National Science & Technology Museum of “Children’s Science Center” for my research. On the other hand, I also analyze the personal context and the interactive experience of museum including social context revolution play of the theory and cognitive psychology and point of view of play in social science. Research results discover the National Museum of Natural Science of “ Giant Panda Exhibition ” focus on parallel-functional play and solitary-imaginative play; “Children’s Science Center” has many different kinds of activities but they aren’t developing as expected. From both museums we can usually see the development of the playing exhibition, the functional play of exhibition is developing better then the others in my personal opinion. The construction play of exhibition games with rules of exhibitions, and imaginative plays of exhibition aren’t complicated developing but their operations are usually designed by pressing buttons, turning and opening up. The social interactive usually focus on parallel-functional play and solitary-imaginative play but not so many on group activities. In conclusion, number one：designers should develop more of the creative and challenging types of play exhibitions; they should be suitable for all ages groups so visitors can fully enjoy and play together, and also produce multifunctional products of exhibition. Number two: designing play types of exhibitions should suit for all age of people with young hearts. Number three: planning the play types of exhibitions should also be included the game expert for the instructor and developing more of different levels of play exhibitions in order for all kinds of age groups to enjoy.

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Zakharova, Oleksandra. "Národní kulturní instituty: Případová studie Francouzského institutu a Ruského centra pro vědu a kulturu." Master's thesis, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-361784.

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in English This study of the Institut Français (IF) and the Russian centre of science and culture (RCSC) is significant because it reveals different models of functioning for a cultural centre in an international global context. The main purpose of the paper was to analyse the differences between the two cultural centres (IF and RCSC) and figure out in which way these differences influence the development of the cultural centres abroad. According to our main goal we operate within conceptual and theoretical framework: the national culture and soft power (as reasons of the development of national cultural centres), the globalization (as a condition of their development), the nation branding (as the result of their functioning). Moreover, this paper supports the hypotheses that national cultural centres abroad define their cultural strategies whilst facing the realities of other countries and that the roles of managers of cultural centres are fundamental. This work is divided into three main chapters. The first explains why the IF and RCSC centres were created by analysing the history of their transformations. We examine the reasons for the increasing amount of national cultural centres to provide the most efficient soft power. The second chapter addresses the question of where they are located. We...

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TSOU, HSIANG-JU, and 鄒翔如. "Animation Films Marketing Segmentation by Conjoint Analysis– Case from National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54835722068942188025.

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碩士 國防管理學院 資源管理研究所 96 Animation films use digital content technology to take movies from different views and keep the relative motion from the background such that the audiences feel like that they sit on the surface of the object to look around such as they are the actors in the films. The digital content、which is in Taiwan’s 「two million-million and two star」 project. However、there are not much animation films theaters in Taiwan and most of them are owned by Education Department of R.O.C. Consequently、this research took National Taiwan Science Education Center as the case to analyze the customer’s favorite attributes of animation films theaters and found out 5 attributes of animation films theaters namely actively operation and exploration、types of animation films、technologies used、length of animation films、and price. And then use Conjoint Analysis to analyze the self component utility、design survey samples、and find out marketing segmentation. There are 4 segmentation were found by this research i.e.、special efficacy、animation films types、animation films types-price an animation films types-efficacy. The research results could be the reference to National Taiwan Science Education Center. Also、the analysis procedure can be applied to other animation films theaters.

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Chang, Tsai-Chin, and 張翠清. "A Study on Elementary School Children's Visiting Experiences in Open Sesame Science Exploration Center of National Science and Technology Museum." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98937892772945224492.

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碩士 國立高雄師範大學 工業科技教育學系 99 The education of the 21st century emphasizes on the combination of school children’s real life experience and theory. To cope with this contemporary trend, the museum has become one of the most important places where school children can put what they learned into practice. The purpose of this research is to understand school children’s motivation and expectations of visiting museums, feelings towards the exhibition atmosphere, the interaction with the exhibits and their learning and acquisition. We sent out the questionnaires to the fourth, fifth and sixth graders of the year 2009 in the Open Sesame Science Exploration center and retrieved 583 valid questionnaires. Then, we analyzed the statistical data by Descriptive Statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe’s Post-hoc Comparison methods. The results are as follows: 1. School children go to museums with the company of parents or on the occasion of field trips. 49.7% of the questionaireees visited the Open Sesame Science Exploration Center for the first time and children’s gender and grades, the age difference, influence their motivation and expectations of visiting museums, feelings towards the exhibition atmosphere, the interaction with the exhibits and their learning and acquisition. 2. School children’s general visiting experience of the Open Sesame Science Exploration Center is fine. But the average of their feelings towards the exhibition atmosphere is comparatively lower, which indicates there is still a lot to improve about the museum environment and facilities. 3. The top visiting motivation is “Leisure and Entertainment”, the top expectation for museums is “an interesting place”, and the feelings for the exhibition atmosphere are “Clear Visiting Route of Exploration Center.” Different graders show distinctive difference on the interaction with exhibits and learning and acquisition. Finally, the results of this study give certain recommendations for elementary school children, schools, and the National Science and Technology Museum to improve the future teaching and activities.

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CHEN, I.-CHU, and 陳奕竹. "Exploring the Location-based Gaming Effect in a Science Museum：The Case of Escape Game in National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/j9964g.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 文化創意產業經營學系 106 With the increasing prevalence of mobile devices and communication technologies, museums have entered an era of integrated use of technologies and media in “exhibition”. In order to encourage people to visit museums despite the variety of leisure and recreational choices, location-based services and gamification designs have been created to increase the diversity of exhibition content, provide indoor positioning information, and collect statistics of visiting behavior and individual needs. For traditional museums, location-based services and gamification designs offer a new opportunity for sustainable growth and transformation. Using National Taiwan Science Education Center as the research field, this study attempts to investigate how museums should integrate technologies and location-based services and visualize the regularities and correlations of game content, behavior strategies, and exhibition space based on users’ gaming statistics collected by Beacon while performing its mission of developing mass education. According to the gaming processes, user-centered game evaluation items including emotional change, player satisfaction, expectation gap are constructed. These items provide a foundation for designing the transformation of a museum from a display space to a gaming field.

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Wong, Kai-bing, and 汪凱彬. "A Study of Marketing Strategies of Private Management Museum for National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94702670842850654316.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 文化產業學系暨藝文產業設計與經營碩士班 97 National Taiwan Science Education Canter (NTSEC) is a public institution that has been managed by Tatung System Technologies Company since 2004. The study discusses the effects of the marketing strategies to NTSEC. From the records, the researcher founds that there is no marketing strategies in the NTSEC operation plan administered by Tatung System Technologies Company. In order to solve the problem, the researcher tried to establish a marketing strategy that fits NTSEC. The further study explores how marketing strategy affects the business performance of private management of official museums. The researcher proposes several research findings and advices to provide the right marketing models for NTSEC and Tatung System Technologies Company. NTSEC should set up the survey on sales promotion, enforce the marketing strategies to meet the real need, and accept the common recognition on performing the business. No matter how official or private department work, we are sure either of the two departments will achieve our ideal goal in the end. In order to promote the extra value and profit, we should also manage to some methods to associate our museums with the neighborhood.

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CHEN, WEN-HWA, and 陳文華. "A study of Taipei elementary school teachers’application of instructional resources in National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/58308065091752197569.

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碩士 國立台北師範學院 自然科學教育研究所 93 A study of Taipei elementary school teachers’application of instructional resources in National Taiwan Science Education Center Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the cooperating mode by using the education resources from National Taiwan Science Education Center to develop school-based curriculum by elementary teachers in Taipei City .In this study, data were collected via survey. The subjects for the survey are from 600 elementary school teachers. The self-designed questionnaire includes the cognition, methods, difficulties in the use of the educational resources from the National Taiwan Science Education Center and also the attitude toward developing school-based curriculum. According to the statistics　data　and the interviews, this study comes to the following conclusions. First, among these educational resources from Science Education Center, the teachers tend to use more dynamic activities than static ones. Second, approximately sixty percent of teachers used the educational resources from Science Education Center only once or twice last year. The frequency of using the educational resources of Science Education Center related to that is limited by personal interest to visit by oneself , additionally browsing Science Education Center homepage takes the great majority. Third, teacher's difficulty in using the educational resources of Science Education Center includes： the knowing of the information of Science Education Center is not enough； students’ behavior can not be well controlled； difficult in cooperate with content of courses; not well trained by the relevant guide；the illustration and interpreters are not enough. Fourth, more than t of the teachers are in the affirmative to use the educational resources of Science Education Center to develop school-based curriculum. forty percent of the teachers think that it is coming from educational resources of Science Education Center or cooperative ways offered of hall to influence utilizing the Science Education Center most important factor of course of educational development school of hall Fifth, most of the teachers suggested that the Science Education Center should more provide resources or channels to use the educational resources of　Science Education Center to develop School-based curriculum: to hold more teachers’workshops, to promote the knowing of information of Science Education Center of teachers’, to expand the service to school ,to take the initiative in providing the relevant information and teaching aids for teachers. Sixth, most of the teachers suggest the school administration　to assist the usage of the educational resources of　Science Education Center to develop school-based curriculum ：Help time and arrange the connection , book the course content , official document transmit , supports teaching resources , offers personnel to help , simplify the administrative procedure etc. Based upon the conclusions, we provide suggestions to the Science Education Center, schools, and teachers. We also want to establish a practical cooperative mold between schools and the Science Education Center in the future. Keywords ：Science Education Center , Learning sheet , Museum

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Lin, Ko-Hsiang, and 林克享. "The Effects about the Effectiveness of the Interactive Exhibition Installation on National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/s3q8pr.

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碩士 國立臺北科技大學 創新設計研究所 102 Visiting museums has become one of the choices of the public to gain new knowledge in this era. Interactive design installations have become one of the most important ways to exhibit in the museums. The aim of this study is to investigate the circumstances of the public who visit the National Taiwan Science Education Center and they are all non-participants. The content of this study is how many times the public have used the interactive design installation and the number shows the effectiveness of the interactive design installation The sample of this study is the visitors who enter the National Taiwan Science Education Center and record how many times they use the specified 16 interactive design installations. There are 11,469 people visited the museum and the times they interact with the specified is 36,498.The data is analyzed by frequency distribution, simply descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance, factorial analysis of variance methods, utilization of dual-factor test and the average difference analysis of variance analysis. The results of this study show that : (1)Using interactive design to attract people is more and more common in the museums, exhibition and educational centers around the country or overseas (2)Based on the classification criteria established in this study the types of the interactive design installations are startup type, operation type, participatory, experiential, and question and answer type. The classification of this study allows the museum exhibition installation to follow up. (3)The results of the statistical analysis in this research indicate that different interactive mode of the display device affect the numbers of the use and it is also relates with the concepts of internal and external factors.

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鄭維欣. "High School Recreation Sport Center---Taking National Experimental High Schoolat Hsinchu Science Park as an Example." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11802540313798858820.

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碩士 國立高雄師範大學 體育學系 95 The Study of Market Feasibility Analysis of High School Recreation Sport Center ─ Taking National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park as an Example Wei-hsin Cheng Advisor: Bih-hwa Liu, Ed.D Abstract The main purposes of this research are to analyze the market feasibility of BOT operating school recreation sport center and to suggest a plan of this center which fits in the users’ requirements. The research methods are by means of questionnaire investigations based on the teachers and students of National Experimental High School (NEHS), residents of Hsinchu Science Park community, as well as the adjacent communities, upon the categories of usage aspiration, requirements, and expectation. To study the collected data, this research adopts “description statistics” for the sample characters, one-way ANOVA for the tests of whether or not the significant differences among variables, also the Fisher Least Square Difference Method for the analysis of the relations among the specific variables as the Post-hoc test. After the investigations, the statistics show the following results: 1. Highly concern at 90% of the interviewees is in favor of the establishment of NEHS Recreation Sport Center. 2. More than 60% of the interviewees would like to use the facilities of NEHS Sport Recreation Center during the periods of “weekends and holidays”, “summer/winter vacation”, and “after work/school of weekdays”. 3. The time schedule at 14:00 ~ 18:00 has the highest frequency that the interviewees chose for their usages at the center. More than 70% of the interviewees show that keeping health is the main purpose of using the center. The variety of facility is the main reason that the interviewees choose this center. Indoor swimming pool and SPA are the most attractive facilities of the center. Leisure and social are the functions that interviewees hope to equip the most. 4. More than 75% of the interviewees agree with that NEHS students also need to either pay the full price or pay a discounted price for using the facilities of the center during school days. 5. The statuses of the interviewees show significant differences on the membership fee. For the membership fee of NEHS students and teachers, the Hsinchu Science Park community residents suggest significantly higher charge than the employees of the Hsinchu Science Park. At the same category, NEHS students and teachers express significant lower charge for themselves than the charge on the other status of the interviewees. 6. There is no significant difference among the interviewees of different education level, status, or average income upon the category of how to pay the fee when using the center. 7. Age and status of the interviewees show significant differences upon the concerning factors and purposes of choosing the center. In comparison with the groups of age below 20 with student status and age above 20 with non-student status, they show significant differences in every different category . To summarize the results listed above, it shows very high market feasibility of NEHS Recreation Sport Center. Therefore, we strongly suggest that NEHS could refer to the market orientation strategies and the investigation results of this research, plan on building a recreation sport center to fit the needs of users. Also NEHS could refer to the BOT patterns of the operation of government and non-governmental organizations, co-work with a company who can do financial valuations and feasibility for planning and establishing an idea NEHS Recreation Sport Center for not only the Hsinchu Science Park, the communities, but also the school itself. Key Words : Recreation Sport Center, Market Feasibility

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Lee, Hung-I., and 李鴻毅. "Building interactive learning environment by augmented reality technology-The case of National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95851193706107299129.

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碩士 國立臺灣師範大學 科技應用與人力資源發展學系 99 So far, taking oral guide through tour guide in museum navigation is still a general way. However, that way is much abstractive for learners to completely understand the meaning after the guiding activities. Augmented Reality Navigation System idea could make up the abstract issue turned the virtual exhibition materials into verisimilitude materials. Hence learners could feel immersive in the museum setting. Augmented Reality Navigation System with powerful multimedia features was suitable to transmit the abstract conception through the character, photograph, audio, video or web pages. It could stimulate the learner's senses, in order to achieve better learning in the museum. In this study, researcher tried to develop an augmented reality navigational system for museum to enhance the effectiveness of guide. The participants were 6th grade students. And learning subjects was the elementary science and technology. The students were required to use augmented reality navigation system to learn science and technology in the museum. After the teaching experiment, the result showed that experimental group had better learning result than control group. However, experimental group did not have better learning retention than control group. For further understanding, researcher conducted interview collect detail reaction data from participants. Finally, this study concluded some results and posted further suggestions for future research.

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Chiou, Ting-Wei, and 邱庭煒. "A Study of Children’s Science Learning Motivation and Satisfaction Who Participated in The Activities Held at The National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/65235679532022598897.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 自然科學教育學系碩士班 98 This study was to investigate the science learning motivation and satisfaction perceived by the children who participated in the activities held at the National Taiwan Science Education Center. The researcher developed the valid and reliable questionnaire called as “ Survey on the science learning motivation and satisfaction from children” It included three parts: (1) personal information; (2)science learning motivation scale (self-efficacy, active learning strategies, science learning value, performance goal, achievement goal and learning environment stimulation of six dimensions), and(3) learning satisfaction scale (curriculum, teaching, learning attitude and learning results of four dimensions). Sample was included 3rd to 6th 158 children (male=91, female=67) . Data were analyzed mainly by the descriptive statistics ( t-test, one-way ANCOVA and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, etc.). Findings showed that, (1) The average mean of science learning motivation was 3.79 (maximum is 5), it meant that children responded positive toward motivation; (2) The average mean of satisfaction was 4.10 (maximum is 5), it meant that children also responded positive to “satisfaction”; (3) There were significant difference among “gender”, “school district” and “parents’ educational background” on science learning motivation；but, no significant difference among the above variables on satisfaction. (4)There exits a significant positive correlation (r =. 279, p <.01) between science learning motivation and learning satisfaction. In learning satisfaction, there exits no significant correlation between performance goal and achievement orientation , Overall, the activities held by science center should be promoted continuously. Based on the results, this study provided the reference for the scientific education community and non-formal science institutions to improve curriculum or programs.

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huang, chuang sheng, and 黃泉勝. "A Study of Fifth Graders’ Learning about the Mechanics Concepts in the Contexts of National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66649100726017295030.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 自然科學教育學系碩士班 97 Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of the achievements and attitudes,those from different groups of pupils who had been taught the same mechanics topics. One group was taught in the science education institute, the other group was taught in science labs within their school. This study took the POE teaching pedagogy.The subjects under study were fifth graders from the school this researcher worked as a science teacher. A quasi-experimental approach was taken to compare the difference: with the experimental group of three classes of pupils （n=70）working on the exhibitions to learn the scientific concepts through cooperative learning groups within the science education institute; while the control group consisted of another three classes of pupils（n=66）, who learn the same mechanics concepts through the same activities, but within the science lab within their own school. Tools such as the“learning achievement tests” and “learning worksheets” designed to reveal pupil learning mechanics concepts, along with “pupil on site self-evaluation list”, “feedback after on-site visitation to the science education institute” and the “scientific attitude scale”, “attitude toward science scale”designed by Wang were used to study the difference. After the analysis, the conclusions were: 1. There existed significant differences in between the experimental group and control group in the post test regarding the mechanics achievement tests, however, no significant difference existed when the procrastinating test was under consideration. 2. No significant difference existed in between the experimental group and the control group both in the post test and the procrastinating test when the “scientific attitude scale” was under consideration. 3. No significant difference existed in between the experimental group and the control group both in the post test and the procrastinating test when the “attitude toward science scale” was under consideration. 4. There existed significant difference in between the experimental group and the control group during the first explanation when the POE mechanics learning worksheet was under consideration. 5. There existed significant difference in between the experimental group and the control group when the involvement from the pupil on site self evaluation list was under consideration. 6. Regarding the feedback sheet toward the on site visitation to the science education institute, both experimental group and the control group preferred the “using the science education institute” only, however, the experimental group had relative richer experience than the control group, with the rest seven item about the same experience, but does not affect the student achievement test performance. These conclusions can be used to plan on-site visitation to provide guideline to improve richer experience for pupils, teachers, schools and the science education institute. Key words: mechanics, museum, scientific attitude, attitude toward science

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Ya-Shu, Huang, and 黃雅姝. "A Study of Elementary School 6th Graders’ Learning about the Sound Concepts by using National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66566693503183782107.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 自然科學教育學系碩士班 97 This study took the POE teaching pedagogy, The subjects under study were sixth graders from the school this researcher worked as a science teacher. A quasi-experimental approach was taken to compare the difference: with the experimental group of two classes of pupils working on the exhibitions to learn the sound concepts through cooperative learning groups within National Taiwan Science Education Center; while the control group consisted of another two classes of pupils, who learn the same sound concepts through the same activities, but within the science lab within their own school. Tools such as the “learning achievement tests” and “learning worksheets” designed to reveal pupil learning sound concepts, along with “pupil on site self-evaluation list”, “feedback after on-site visitation to the sound exhibitions” and the “scientific attitude scale”, “attitude toward science scale” designed by Yu-Yan Wang were used to study the difference. After the analysis, the results of the study are as followings： 1.There existed significant differences in between the experimental group and control group in the post test regarding the sound achievement tests（F=51.078，p=.000＜.05）, however, no significant difference existed when the procrastinating test was under consideration（F=3.808，p=.053＞.05）. 2.There existed significant difference existed in between the experimental group and the control group both in the post test（F=7.117，p=.009＜.05） and the procrastinating test,（F=21.762，p=.000＜.05） when the “scientific attitude scale” was under consideration. 3.There existed significant difference existed in between the experimental group and the control group in the post test when the “attitude toward science scale” was under consideration（F=5.767，p=.018＜.05）, however, no significant difference existed when the procrastinating test was under consideration（F=.011，p=.918＞.05）. 4.There existed significant difference in between the experimental group and the control group during the post test when the POE sound learning worksheet was under consideration, but no significant difference existed during the procrastinating test（F=1.355，p=.247＞.05）. 5.No significant difference in between the experimental group and the control group when the involvement from the pupil on site self evaluation list was under consideration（F=6.461，p=.012<.05）. Regarding the feedback sheet toward on site visitation to National Taiwan Science Education Center, both experimental group and the control group preferred the “using National Taiwan Science Education Center” only, however, There existed significant difference in the free time to visit exhibits with the experimental group and the control group, with the rest seven item about the same experience. These conclusions can be used to plan on-site visitation to provide guideline to improve richer experience for pupils, teachers, schools and National Taiwan Science Education Center.

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LIN, MU-TING, and 林牧葶. "Exhibition Design of Contemporary Science Museum and the Visitors Experience: A Case Study of the Special Exhibition "Story of Water" in National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83t38k.

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碩士 國立臺灣藝術大學 藝術管理與文化政策研究所 105 In recent years, the museum visitor studies focus more on the meaning-making process of visitors, instead of the learning outcome. In order to understand how visitor making their experiences, the research mainly explores the following three aspects: A. types of exhibition design and theories B. use of exhibition design C. construction of visitor experience. Through the literature analysis, this research explores the development of science museum’s exhibition design, and looks into the theoretical application. Based on the education theory and reception aesthetics, this research discusses visitor interpretation and the content of meaning-making experience to further understand how exhibition design facilitate visitor’s understanding of exhibition, interacting with the exhibit and making their visiting experiences. This research takes the special exhibition “Story of Water" in National Taiwan Science Education Center as the case study, and uses the Reception Aesthetics and Perry's Selinda Model to analyze the exhibition design and visitor experience. The study shows that the family audience is the main target of "Story of Water". Hands-on exhibit, interactive multimedia exhibit and video exhibit aim to fulfill their needs. The content of the exhibit still plays the key role to influences visitor’s meaningful experience. In addition, the museum label is still necessary in functioning as guidance. In regard to visitor’s meaning-making experience, the study shows that the visitor experience is individual related, and the factors might involve multiple aspects. In the Selinda Model, the deeper the visitor engages in different aspects, the higher possibility for visitor to gain meaningful experience.

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CHIA, MING-JUNG, and 賈明蓉. "A Case Study of Museum Visitor's Generic Learning Outcomes From Scientific Demonstration Events in the National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48c9v4.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 文化創意產業經營學系 105 The modern museum is audience-oriented and the 4 functions of the traditional museum still play the important role in infrastructure and are applied to the operation and development goal of various museums. The topic of education function has been discussed continuously in the long run. The diversified educational activities can be used to actually understand how the museum is promoted, and the successful museum’s educational activities need the perfect framework to be the core development and the proper evaluation system is used as the source basis of activity modification. With the scientific presentation activity of National Taiwan Science Education Center as the case, this research discussed the development process of museum’s educational activity in planning and practice. In this mixed research, the incorporation of British museum, library and MLA into the developed General Learning Outcomes Model (GLOs) was taken as the research framework to describe the audience’s learning connotation in the activity, and meanwhile the interview and questionnaire were conducted as well. 　　This research totally interviewed 4 museum officers (including 2 working personnel of Exhibition Group of Museum of Science and Education and 2 volunteers) and 237 questionnaires involved by audience were collected. The research conclusions are shown as below: 1. The policy of Museum of Science and Education in educational promotion can be reflected in scientific presentation activity. 2. Scientific presentation activity has the most significant change in “attitude and values” and “interest, enlightenment and creativity”, while it is relatively difficult to change the personal learning outcomes immediately in “knowledge and understanding” and “skill improvement”. 　　Lastly, this research indicated that the establishment of museum’s educational activity through evaluation mechanism can make people have a better understanding of the museum audience’s learning connotation and also proposed the further advice respectively for the activity planning and future research. The museum should improve the opportunity of resource utilization, plan the evaluation method related to educational activity, improve the museum’s operation mechanism and provide the more effective service quality, so that GLOs can advance the application fields in future research and deepen the connotation in use. Keywords: Educational activity of museum; General Learning Outcomes; Scientific presentation activity; National Taiwan Science Education Center

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YANG, YUEH-HAN, and 楊越涵. "Content Planning of Museum Social Media ── A Case Study of Facebook Fan Pages of The National Taiwan Science Education Center." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/fb27mz.

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碩士 國立臺北藝術大學 博物館研究所 105 Social media as a key marketing strategy to extend brand influence has become significant in museum management. Yet, such strategy is often disturbed about shortage of staff and content. Drawing data from Facebook Page of National Taiwan Science Education Center, I conduct an action research to develop an operating model for museum Facebook Page and utilize the combination of resources to create a brand identity in cyber world. This research has two stages. In the first stage, the finding reveals that provided with different sources of science information for users, there are five categories that are favored by users, i.e. attractive issue, clarify misunderstanding, hand-made/observation, up-to-date information on the latest news, the relevance of everyday lives; it also shows the guiding principles for content planning, such as setting topics is more important than using videos or images as title page and the beginning of content should highlight the benefits for users to increase the volume of viewing. After discussion of the model and principles of content development, I use questionnaire in second stage, based on topics, issues and diverse resources extended from museum ideas, to demonstrate the positive effect on enhancing brand image. It shows that over 80 percent of respondents can perceive the museum ideas of life issues and science concepts; however, the perception of science education within Taiwan and across countries are lower, respectively. Besides, in terms of the topics and content, there are over 80 percent of positive feedback are reported and nearly 92 percent of respondents have positive comments on improving the brand image; it also shows that the combination of exhibition information and content have impact on raising the visiting population with 86 percent of the respondents.

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