Brazil - Brésil

 

Institution Name: Latin American Center for Physics; CLAF.
Address: Av. Wenceslau Braz, 71. 22290 Rio de Janeiro - RJ. Tel: (55-21) 2955096/2955145. Fax: (55-21) 5412947.
Country: Brazil. Brésil.
Contact: Director.
Geographical Coverage: regional.
Created: 1962.
Staff: 8; PROFESSIONALS: 3.
Working Languages: English; French; Spanish.
Activities Undertaken: physics education.
Periodicals: Physical Review; N. Cimento; Revista Brasileira de Fisica
Organization of Meetings: local; national; regional

 


Institution Name: Inter-disciplinary Center for the Improvement of Science Education; CIMEC.
Address: Caixa postal 6063. 13081 Campinas SP. Tel: (55-192) 391081. Telex: 019-1150 UNICAMP.
Country: Brazil. Brésil.
Contact: Director.
Geographical Coverage: regional; national.
Created: 1978.
Staff: 12; PROFESSIONALS: 10.
Working Languages: English; French; Spanish.
Activities Undertaken: biology education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated science education; mathematics education; technology education; health science education; biotechnology education; training activities; science equipment; school agriculture; school industry; rural areas; women education; teaching guide; curriculum development; information services; clubs; science olympiads; science museums.
Groups Covered: primary education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; technicians; youth out-of-school; researchers; education policy planners; science teachers'associations
Organization of Meetings: local; national; international


Institution Name: Nucleo de Documentaçao sobre a Formaçao Científica do IBECC; NDFC/IBECC.
Address: Caixa postal 20930. 01498 Sao Paulo SP. Tel: (55-11) 2105772.
Country: Brazil. Brésil.
Contact: Coordinator.
Geographical Coverage: national.
Created: 1985.
Staff: 3; PROFESSIONALS: 2.
Working Languages: English; French; Spanish.
Activities Undertaken : biology education; chemistry education; physics education; mathematics education; technology education; health education; biotechnology education; information services; popularization of sciences.
Groups Covered: teachers in-service
Publications: Catalogos de Resenhas de Trabalhos sobre Ensino de Ciencias e Matemática

 

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