Science Education

Making science education and careers attractive for young people is an ambitious goal, since it targets to drastically improve science and technology-literacy in our society.

Innovative formal and informal science education teaching and learning is important in order to raise both young boys' and girls' awareness of the different aspects encompassing science and technology in today’s society and to address the challenges faced by young people when pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

A sustainable and cross-cutting interaction between the relevant people in the field is crucial:

• different levels of the education system
• universities and other higher education establishments
• research and innovation funding and performing organizations
• civil society organizations and NGOs
• industry, policy-makers
• professors
• teachers
• students and pupils
• science museums and science centres

Expected impact

• develop scientific citizenship by promoting innovative pedagogies in science education, attracting more young people towards science, with a special emphasis on girls, and addressing the challenges faced by young people, in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and innovation
• develop responsible research and innovation in higher education curricula
• ease the access to scientific careers by increasing the service level of the EURAXESS Services Network

Publications

• Science Education for Responsible Citizenship
• Science education NOW, A renewed pedagogy for the future of Europe
• TECHNOPO, Identification and dissemination of best practice in science mentoring and science ambassador schemes across Europe
• Study to identify and disseminate within Europe best practices in the context of science teaching that places science and technology into meaningful learning contexts
• Science Education FP7 Projects 2007-2010