Number: 2007-035-1-300
Title: Translation in Romanian and dissemination of
a monograph for Universities and Secondary Schools on "Global
Climate Change".
Task Group
Chairman: A. Pascariu
Members: M. Crisan,
F. Zecchini, and
Pietro Tundo
Objective:
- To translate the monograph on "Global Climate Change",
from English into Romanian language.
- To publish this monograph in 500 copies, translated into Romanian,
for initial dissemination and evaluation by relevant universities
and secondary school authorities, professional science teaching
bodies and secondary teachers in Romania.
- To show the central role of chemistry in the treatment of issues
of global importance and particularly the contribution of green
chemistry in this regard.
- To observe the reception of the book and the impact of the approach
in universities and secondary schools.
Description:
The
monograph on "Global Climate Change" was first written
in Italian and produced by the Italian Consorzio Interuniversitario
Nazionale "La Chimica per L'Ambiente" (INCA; ISBN:
88-88214-12-7; OP2) and distributed to Italian secondary
schools. It is freely downloadable from <www.incaweb.org/publications/papers.php>
As part of IUPAC project 2005-015-1-300,
the monograph has been translated into English, Spanish and Portuguese,
and all these versions are avalaible from the incaweb above.
This monograph is also one of the early chapters of
a senior secondary textbook on "Introduction to Green Chemistry",
published by INCA, in Green Chemistry Series. The fact that numerous
science teachers have adopted it as a resource for the curriculum
proves the impact and the popularity of the monograph in Italy.
In "Global Climate Change" the central role of chemistry
is emphasized.
Due to the translations in English, Portuguese and
Spanish, the monograph is already a popular resource in many countries
of the world. The impact of these translations makes us believe
that the translation into Romanian will have a great influence on
the Romanian students too.
In the original version, Section 5.3 'perspectives'
is dedicated to the Kyoto protocol and the European/Italian reality.
In the proposed translation, this section will be updated and customized
to fit to the macro-local reality of Romania.
We shall use the same print format as the English
version, in the print of the 500 copies of the Romanian translation.
These booklets will be promoted and distributed to universities,
secondary science authorities, science education consultants and
secondary teachers through the relevant bodies in Romania. The task
group members will utilize the national professional organisations,
as well as contacts in Romania to initiate the initial dissemination
process. We shall also present the monograph at relevant conferences
and to science teacher groups.