Title :
Discussion on the Social Role of Science and Technology Museum under Service Sciences Theory
Author_Institution :
Exhibition Educ. Centre, China Sci. & Technol. Museum, Beijing, China
Abstract :
As an important national science popularization infrastructure and an organization serving the Socio-cultural development, science and technology museum is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. How to meet the requirements of the times and achieve sustainable development? Service Sciences theory provides a new visual angle for us. Firstly, this paper introduces the connotations and meaning of SSME and analyses the goals and functions of science and technology museum from SSME perspective. Then, it turns to explore the multiple social roles of science and technology museum under SSME theory.
Keywords :
education; exhibitions; museums; service industries; socio-economic effects; sustainable development; exhibitions; national science popularization infrastructure; science-and-technology museum; service science theory; social role; sociocultural development; sustainable development; Companies; Cultural differences; Educational activities; Educational institutions; Technological innovation; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5998717