A comprehensive training of young people should be completed in schools, families and society. This is the extensive education concept which is a breakthrough in time and space boundaries of educational resources. Therefore, in the cultivation of scientific literacy of the youth, after-school science education also plays a role as important as intramural science education. In implementing the Outline of Scientific Literacy and based on the extensive education concept, Suzhou Association for Science and Technology established cooperation mechanism in working with local government departments and social institutions, providing more extensive and efficient social resources to improve the youth scientific literacy.

extensive education  /  the youth  /  science popularization education bases