Inter-American Conference on Physics Education

这个项目的目的是通过发展地方和多国网络，促进美洲国家间的合作，以改善物理教学。这些网络将在将于1987年7月在墨西哥举行的美洲物理教育会议上形成。由于这次会议的结果，专题网络小组将在美国境内成立，成为会议与现有国家网络之间的联系。这些小组由主要的物理教育家组成，其中大多数人将参加会议，他们将在会议结束后举行会议，根据会议参与者确定的主题领域启动新的网络或加强现有的网络。目标行动领域可包括以下专题：物理教育研究、现代物理教学、在课堂上将物理与技术联系起来、鼓励实验室工作和低成本实验。该项目将重点关注美洲国家——拉丁美洲、加勒比地区、美国和加拿大的物理教育问题。汇集美洲各国的思想，讨论经验，研究问题的解决方案，对所有参与国都是有益的，尽管它们的教育制度存在差异。为会议目的建立的通信网络以及在与会者之间非正式建立的通信网络应导致有益的区域或半球合作形式。

The purpose of this project is to foster inter-American cooperation for the improvement of physics instruction through the development of local and multinational networks. These networks will take shape at an Inter- American Conference on Physics Education which is to be held in Mexico in July, 1987. As a result of the conference, topical network groups will be formed within the United States to become the links between the conference and existing national networks. These groups, composed of leading physics educators, most of whom will have attended the Conference, will meet after the conference to initiate new networks or strengthen existing ones based on the topical areas identified by the conference participants. The areas targeted for action may include such special topics as: Educational Research in Physics, Teaching Modern Physics, Linking Physics and Technology in the Classroom and Encouraging Laboratory Work and Low-Cost Experimentation. The project will emphasize problems of physics education in the countries of the Americas--Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States and Canada. Pooling of ideas from all the Americas, discussion of experiences, and examination of solutions to problems will be beneficial to all participating countries inspite of differences among their educational systems. Communication networks established for conference purposes as well as those created informally among participants should lead to useful forms of regional or hemispheric cooperation.