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Costa
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| Institution Name: | Centro Nacional de Didáctica; CENADI. |
| Address: | Frente
Oficinas Centrales de RECOPE. San Francisco de Goicoechea. Apdo. 465-2120. Tel: (50-6) 335018. Fax: (50-6) 554527. |
| Country: | Costa Rica. |
| Contact: | General Sciences and Biology Advisor. |
| Geographical Coverage: | national. |
| Created: | 1988. |
| Staff: | 70; PROFESSIONALS: 48. |
| Working Languages: | English; Spanish. |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated science education; mathematics education; technology education; training; educational materials; rural areas; teaching guide; pupils'/students'materials; audiovisual; popularization of science; mass media. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; technicians; youth out-of-school |
| Publications: | Hacia la luz ; Work books 1ĝ,2ĝ,3ĝ ; Population Education; Teachers'guide |
| Periodicals: | Let's learn suplement; La Republica Newspaper |
| Organization of Meetings: | local; national; regional; international |
| Additional Information: | Assistance is requested in order to develop science teaching methods; elaboration of software for computer assisted science education; science text books writing; training in the use of CDS-ISIS micro version |
| Institution Name: | Facultad de Educación - Universidad de Costa Rica; UCR. |
| Address: | Ciudad Universitaria "Rodrigo Facio". 2060 San Pedro. Tel: (506) 53 4601. |
| Country: | Costa Rica. |
| Contact: | Dean. |
| Geographical Coverage: | national. |
| Created: | 1940. |
| Staff: | 235; PROFESSIONALS: 197. |
| Working Languages: | Spanish; English. |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated science education; mathematics education; health education; biotechnology education; training activities; science equipment; school agriculture; rural areas; pupils'/students'materials; evaluation; educational materials ; school agriculture; evaluation; curriculum development; training evaluation; information services |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; youth out-of-school; researchers; education policy planners |
| Periodicals: | Revista de Educacion |
| Organization of Meetings: | national; international |
| Additional Information: | Assistance is requested in order to develop science teaching methods; elaboration of software for computer assisted science education; science text books writing; training in the use of CDS-ISIS micro version |