Science and Technology Museum of Patras University and Department of Cultural Education in Primary Education, Prefecture of Achaia, Greece. An example of cooperation and knowledge dissemination

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Koufou, Andreanna, Theologi-Gouti, Penelope
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Κουφού, Ανδριάννα
• Μορφή: Άρθρο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2022
• Θέματα: Science and Technology Museum (STM); Department of Cultural Education in Primary Education; Scientific knowledge; Μουσείο Επιστημών και Τεχνολογίας; Τμήμα Επιστημών της Εκπαίδευσης και της Αγωγής στην Προσχολική Ηλικία; Επιστημονική γνώση

The following paper describes a project designed and implemented by the Science and Technology Museum (STM) of Patras University and the Department of Cultural Education in Primary Education, Prefecture of Achaia, Greece, with the participation of three primary schools and four kindergartens. The project aimed on one side at highlighting an effective way for the University Museums to communicate their collections, to attract and educate a stable public and to enhance its role as a disseminator of the scientific knowledge. On the other, for the Department of Cultural Education in Primary Education the cooperation with a University Museum served critical educational goals: Students of the participating schools comprehended the continuity of the educational levels, thus the knowledge continuity, became in substantial contact with a cultural organization, comprehending its crucial role in education and mostly they learned how to learn, through collaboration, interaction and experimentation.