University Planetariums and Observatories: The Critical Role of Higher Education in Future Studies

Abstract

In the article, the authors reviewed the main functions of the university planetariums and observatories in higher education. When considering higher education in Plato's tradition, the authors found that in addition to the three generally recognized functions, there is a fourth, perhaps the main function of the university planetariums and observatories. They form the planetary and cosmic thinking, i.e. person's spatial awareness on a scale of Earth and the cosmos. In fact, the university planetariums and observatories lay the foundation for the arête of a modern man: the inextricable link between the inner essence of a person and the space. They expand a person's world view from a regional and even planetary scale to the perception of the self as a product of cosmic processes, thus laying the foundation for the ontological orientation of individual self-realization to future studies. 1 The study sample included seventh-grade (12-13 years old) students. 2 Planetariums range in size from the 37 meter dome in St. Petersburg, Russia to three-meter inflatable portable domes where attendees sit on the floor. Section Three. Intelligent Matter Philosophy and Cosmology. Volume 23, 2019 132

Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Opinions About the Planetarium

“…Planetariums and observatories help the modern man to form the basis of his arête (full use of one's potential) by establishing the inseparable link between himself and space, by being conscious of his inner world and inner state. They extend one's worldview from the regional and even planetary scale to the perception of the self as a product of cosmic (related to the universe and its general order) processes, thus laying the foundation for the ontological orientation of individual self-actualization for future research (Zhukove & Bulgakova, 2019). In addition to being difficult to teach astronomy concepts that contain such versatile gains, they also have a structure that will pave the way for the formation of alternative concepts (Arıkurt et al, 2015;Bülbül et al, 2013).…”

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Market Perspectives for Management Undergraduates: New Models of Employability Capital Development

“…Based on findings from capability concepts, social and psychological, and ideas from the literature, a skills-plus model of employability has been given as an alternative definition of employability (Knight and Yorke, 2002;Pool and Sewell, 2007;Zhukova and Bulgakova, 2019;Tytarenko, 2021).…”

Contribuições dos experimentos de Física em feiras e planetário itinerantes na desmistificação do aprendizado: Um estudo de caso de um grupo de educação tutorial na Unifei

“…Grande parte dos Planetários apresentam por meio de dados e simulações, a capacidade de acesso em tempo real (Lantz, 2011). Segundo a Sociedade Internacional de Planetário (do inglês "International Planetarium Society" -IPS), aproximadamente 1.300 cúpulas digitais estão em funcionamento nas unidades acadêmicas espalhadas pelo mundo (Zhukova & Bukgakova, 2019).…”