Descrizione del progetto
Fornire un aiuto prezioso agli adolescenti attraverso la scienza
L’istruzione può aprire la porta a numerose opportunità e contribuire all’inserimento professionale, all’integrazione sociale e al benessere. Gli adolescenti, in particolare quelli appartenenti a comunità svantaggiate, appaiono come un gruppo di più difficile reperimento e inserimento nei programmi di educazione sanitaria e nella ricerca rispetto ad adulti o bambini. Inoltre, tendono ad avere un minore accesso all’istruzione scientifica e una generale mancanza di interesse in tale ambito. Il progetto SEEDS, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di coinvolgere gli adolescenti provenienti da quartieri svantaggiati nella progettazione di interventi che accresceranno il loro interesse nelle metodologie scientifiche e nell’istruzione scientifica, tecnologica, ingegneristica e matematica, con il rafforzamento delle conoscenze sulla salute. Inoltre, il progetto cerca di emancipare questi ragazzi promuovendone le capacità di ragionamento cruciali.
Obiettivo
Adolescents at risk and living in deprived areas have fewer opportunities for out of school activities, informal learning and reduced access to science education. In addition, teenagers seem to have, in general, a lack of interest in Science. Besides, research showed how the social determinants of health, and specifically, deprivation and lower access to health information, have major consequences in terms of chronic diseases. Scientific literacy can be promoted through enhancing health education: health research is well-valued in the society; topics are practical and relevant, and it is important to change unhealthy habits as early as possible; self-leadership and active methods would be key ingredients.
There is a need for evidence and validation of effective interventions for fostering science education and public participation with teenagers and young adults from vulnerable and/or deprived populations to raise their academic outputs, while contributing to improve empowerment in health for this group.
SEEDS aims at fostering science literacy and STEM education by raising the health understanding, also pursuing the empowerment of youth in critical thinking skills, self-management and self-care through community-based public engagement, therefore improving effectiveness of health promotion interventions in this population.
The multi-stakeholder participatory intervention merges the dialogue between citizen science and traditional science. SEEDS joins together the key players in science and society by applying the 4Helix model of stakeholders. Teenagers lead the process; the scientific literacy will be accompanied by a depth health education able to transform their habits, contributing to sustainable behavioural change.
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.5. - SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY Main Programme
Invito a presentare proposte
Vedi altri progetti per questo bandoBando secondario
H2020-SwafS-2020-1
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
43003 Tarragona
Spagna