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Developing Astronomy in Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

S. K. Anguma  and
E. Jurua
S. K. Anguma
Affiliation:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
E. Jurua
Affiliation:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
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Abstract

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Astronomy as a discipline has not been widely established in Uganda. However, some aspects of astronomy, especially, concerning the solar system, are integrated in geography syllabi for secondary and tertiary institutions. The technological spin-off benefits from astronomy to humanity are immense and therefore, efforts should be geared towards establishing astronomy as an autonomous discipline across the entire school system in the Uganda. So far, the urge and efforts made to popularize the discipline in Uganda have started yielding tangible results. This paper presents the achievements and future strategies of establishing astronomy in Uganda's school system.

Keywords

AstronomyAstrophysicsSpace Science
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S277: Tracing the Ancestry of Galaxies (on the land of our ancestors) , December 2010 , pp. 217 - 219
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011