Children as Change Agents in the Science-in-Society Relationship - CALL FOR PAPERS
28 November 2011 - 30 November 2011
Austria
HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?
We kindly invite SiS experts and practitioners to propose their research or evaluation on particular SiS activities for children and young people for a paper presentation at the upcoming conference! This notably addresses "Children's Universities" (see http://www.eucu.net(opens in new window)) but also includes any other activity of awareness raising and science communication in academic and non-academic environments. Special consideration shall be given to papers concerning social inclusion, long-term effects as on attitude, awareness and expectations about HE and science in general, as well as on institutional implications of this engagement.
This is a perfect opportunity to promote, compare and reflect on methodologies, methods and results from current research in the area of the Science-in-Society Relationship, notably with children and young people – and to discuss them within a wider group of experts and practitioners.
WHAT IS THE CONFERENCE ALL ABOUT?
This conference will particularly focus on advancing the engagement with children and young people in science communication – not only in SiS practice, but also with a view to governance and institutional development of science organizations. This will be underpinned by current empirical evidence and shall support corresponding policy development on regional, national and European levels.
WHAT IS THE SIS-CATALYST MISSION?
The overall understanding of SiS-CATALYST and EUCU.NET is that we need to treat young people not only as consumers of educational programmes, but as contributors as well. This recognizes that nowadays, decisions in science and education are significant for tomorrow’s students and researchers – who are children and young people at this time. For dealing with the Grand Challenges in the near future, the potential of all young people is in demand – irrespective of their social, cultural or economic background. Consequently, the experience that children have of society that we operate in, is hugely valuable in developing programmes of learning that resonate with a young audience - delivered by universities, schools, science festivals, museums and out-of-school programmes throughout Europe. The SiS-CATALYST/EUCU.NET initiative tackles this ambition by including aspects of interdisciplinarity, governance, public engagement, social inclusion, mutual learning and ethics. It will also consider how this engagement with young people impacts on the sustainable development of science organisation, and how the engagement can be promoted through replicable model approaches.
We kindly invite SiS experts and practitioners to propose their research or evaluation on particular SiS activities for children and young people for a paper presentation at the upcoming conference! This notably addresses "Children's Universities" (see http://www.eucu.net(opens in new window)) but also includes any other activity of awareness raising and science communication in academic and non-academic environments. Special consideration shall be given to papers concerning social inclusion, long-term effects as on attitude, awareness and expectations about HE and science in general, as well as on institutional implications of this engagement.
This is a perfect opportunity to promote, compare and reflect on methodologies, methods and results from current research in the area of the Science-in-Society Relationship, notably with children and young people – and to discuss them within a wider group of experts and practitioners.
WHAT IS THE CONFERENCE ALL ABOUT?
This conference will particularly focus on advancing the engagement with children and young people in science communication – not only in SiS practice, but also with a view to governance and institutional development of science organizations. This will be underpinned by current empirical evidence and shall support corresponding policy development on regional, national and European levels.
WHAT IS THE SIS-CATALYST MISSION?
The overall understanding of SiS-CATALYST and EUCU.NET is that we need to treat young people not only as consumers of educational programmes, but as contributors as well. This recognizes that nowadays, decisions in science and education are significant for tomorrow’s students and researchers – who are children and young people at this time. For dealing with the Grand Challenges in the near future, the potential of all young people is in demand – irrespective of their social, cultural or economic background. Consequently, the experience that children have of society that we operate in, is hugely valuable in developing programmes of learning that resonate with a young audience - delivered by universities, schools, science festivals, museums and out-of-school programmes throughout Europe. The SiS-CATALYST/EUCU.NET initiative tackles this ambition by including aspects of interdisciplinarity, governance, public engagement, social inclusion, mutual learning and ethics. It will also consider how this engagement with young people impacts on the sustainable development of science organisation, and how the engagement can be promoted through replicable model approaches.