Abstract

SILVA, Camila Silveira da  and  OLIVEIRA, Luiz Antonio Andrade de. SCIENCE CENTERS MEDIATORS AND THEIR ROLES DURING SCHOOL VISITS. Ens. Pesqui. Educ. Ciênc. [online]. 2011, vol.13, n.2, pp.47-64. ISSN 1983-2117.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21172011130204.

In the present paper, it is presented a general view about who they are and the activities science centers and museums mediators devel op. The literature points out to the diverse roles attributed to these actors and that the presence of this type of professional is a consolidated prac tice in non-formal educational institutions. Data obtained among the mediators of a science center during mediated school visits are also pre sented and discussed, focusing in the role attributed to these profession als, with the objective of characterizing their actions during these visits. The data obtained and analyzed showed that during school visits, the roles that are attributed to the mediators are: (a) mediation of the knowledge involved in the expositions; (b) explanation of the scientific concepts involved in the expositions; (c) presentation of the thematic spaces; (d) reception and organization of groups of visitors; (e) preservation of the physical and moral integrity of the visitors, and the integrity of the phys ical spaces and their equipments; (f) complementation of the school knowledge, and (g) diffusion of the scientific knowledge.

Keywords : mediators; centers and museums of sciences; mediated school visits..

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