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Science education and promotion: Understanding the reach of media among rural school students

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Title Science education and promotion: Understanding the reach of media among rural school students
 
Creator DEKA, JUNALI
SHUKLA, SHRUTI
 
Subject Science Education
Innovation
Education
Media
 
Description 230-241
As our country is one of the fastest-growing major economies in the
world, it is imperative that every citizen, particularly the youth, must
contribute to nation-building for further acceleration in economic
growth and prosperity. India has the immense potential to reap rich
demographic dividends if the youths are adequately empowered and
engaged by implementing appropriate, effective and timely policies. A
nation witnesses incredible economic growth when there is scope for
the continuous flourishing of science, technology and innovation. This
unequivocally calls for enrichment in science education among school
goers. In an effort to identify and tap the bright and creative young
minds in India, there are government-funded several programmes for
science education and promotion. An example of one such remarkable
programme is ‘Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan’ launched recently by the
Ministry of Education, Government of India. The pertinent question
arises here whether there is equality in getting access to government
initiatives by the youths across the length and breadth of the nation.
The present article attempts to understand this particular scenario by
pursuing a field study among high school students studying in schools
situated in remote areas of the Sonitpur district in Assam. The article
also highlighted the media interventions to be undertaken to make the
initiatives for science education and promotion more accessible and
attractive.
 
Date 2022-12-16T09:19:09Z
2022-12-16T09:19:09Z
2022-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier ISSN: 2278-2788 (Print); 2278-2796 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/61025
https://doi.org/10.56042/jst.v10i3.68350
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JST Vol.10(4) [October-December 2022]