著者
中西 靖男
出版者
北海道大学科学技術コミュニケーター養成ユニット
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
no.2, pp.133-138, 2007-09

An overview of an astronomical observatory system through the internet was showed. People had to go to an astronomical observatory until now. However people can enjoy the image of celestial body using this system. An internet TV-communication software called "Skype" was employed with this system. As it is free, what we need are a computer with internet, a camera and an NTSC-USB converter. On the 24th April in 2007, I connected this system between the observatory at Furano and the computer at Hokkaido University. Almost 100 people joined this event. The answer of a questionnaire to them showed that 68% of the people had no chance to go to an astronomical observatory before. I suppose that this kind of system will increase the chance to see the astronomical observatory in the near future.
著者
川本 思心 中山 実 西條 美紀
出版者
北海道大学科学技術コミュニケーター養成ユニット
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
no.3, pp.40-60, 2008-03
被引用文献数
3

The definition of science and technology literacy is constantly changing reflecting the relation between scienceand society. The more recent one is not only for a person to understand science and its methodology, butalso to be able to make a comprehensive judgment on the influences of science and technology on the societyand to reflect the judgment on one's activities. In this paper, the author will first make a general survey ofthe views on science and technology literacy based on earlier domestic as well as foreign studies. Next, theauthor will make a survey of the questionnaires used as means to judge the "literacy," to know how and whatthey measured. The author then describes a new questionnaire developed as a part of this study designed toevaluate the literacy in connection with the social recognition, and the result of the survey conducted usingthe questionnaire, reporting its finding that it is necessary to propose a separate educational program for eachcluster of people with different tendency.
著者
八木 絵香 北村 正晴
出版者
北海道大学科学技術コミュニケーター養成ユニット
雑誌
科学技術コミュニケーション (ISSN:18818390)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2, pp.3-15, 2007-09

This paper summarizes the empirical observations obtained through an attempt named Dialogue Forum, which is essentially a series of repetitive and intensive dialogue sessions between nuclear experts and local citizens. The citizens are mostly residents of municipalities adjacent to nuclear facilities. The main observations indicated that contents of the discussions were undergoing an evolutionary process along with gradual increase of mutual trust between citizens and the experts. The empirical observations are elaborated as design guidelines for improving mutual trust between science and technology experts and citizens.