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Andreas Ch. Hadjichambis

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Promoting RRI and active citizenship in an inquirybased controversial socio-scientific issue: the case of cholesterol regulation with statins

English

Cyprus

Science education is an important dimension of the European Commission’s Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) objectives; however, RRI is not an explicit focus of biology teaching and few biology teachers have experience in integrating RRI in classroom practice. This study examines the impact of a three 80-minute RRI and active citizenship module on 11th grade biology students, based on the SSIBL pedagogical framework. A representative national sample of 11th grade biology students in Cyprus (n = 398) participated. A pre-post research design examined impact in relation to students’ conceptual understanding regarding cholesterol and its regulation, their understanding of the controversy about cholesterol regulation, awareness of RRI components, feeling of responsibility and willingness to act. Analyses indicated statistically significant gains in conceptual understanding and the understanding of the controversy about cholesterol regulation and awareness of RRI components, as well as in students’ socio-scientific accountability (feeling of responsibility and willingness to act). Conceptual understanding showed increased correlations with Controversy understanding and RRI understanding forming the three of them the cognitive elements of individuals understanding. All of the examined variables are deemed, as of great importance for the design, implementation and evaluation of innovative biology RRI and active citizenship modules.

Andreas Ch. Hadjichambis

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Active Citizens: Evaluation of a Community-Based Education Program

English

Czech Republic

This study analyses the Active Citizens program conducted in seven Czech elementary schools in 2017/2018. The data were obtained in a mixed-design research study containing pre/post experimental/control groups (N = 114), eight focus groups with selected students (N = 56), and group interviews with teachers (N = 14). The mean age of the students was 13.8 years. The study focuses on the students’ and the teachers’ perception of the process, the program’s barriers and benefits, and on the impact of the program on the students’ self-efficacy and on perceived democratic school culture. The analysis revealed that while the participants felt empowered because of their experience, they started to perceive their school environment as less democratic than before the program. The program also likely influenced girls more than boys as the latter seem to have been unaffected. Finally, the implications of the findings for the practice are discussed.

Andreas Ch. Hadjichambis

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Environmental citizenship research and the European Network for Environmental Citizenship

English

Cyprus

By way of an introduction to environmental citizenship, it is a very important concept for the protection of the environment and the success of any environmental policies being pursued. This relatively new term comes mainly from the political science arena but has soon entered with claims in other different fields, such as the economy, social sciences and, more recently, education. Therefore, research on environmental citizenship finds applications in all these areas of science and society. Environmental citizenship is related to the pro-environmental behavior of citizens, which should include both individual and collective actions. Until now, there have been many different attempts to define environmental citizenship, resulting in the creation of several definitions focusing and emphasizing different dimensions and priorities of environmental citizenship.

Urban Science

Daniela Conti

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Urban Science – Integrated Learning for Smart Cities

Italian

Italy

Yes

Over two-thirds of the European population live in cities. Enabling those cities to deliver services sustainably while keeping their citizens safe, healthy, prosperous and well-informed is amongst the most important challenges in this century. The Urban Science European project is an education response to this, to improve the teaching of scientific inquiry and investigation so that students develop the competences to actively contribute to creating healthy cities. Urban Science works through outdoor inquiry-based learning where urban areas become living-laboratories that help students explore how science can create healthier and sustainable places to live. It is solutions based; placing a strong emphasis on creativity and problem solving to ensure scientific understanding can be applied in a meaningful context.

Urban Science

Richard Dawson

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Urban Science

English

United Kingdom

Urban Science

Daniela Conti

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Urban Science – Integrated Learning for Smart Cities

Italian

Italy

Yes

Over two-thirds of the European population live in cities. Enabling those cities to deliver services sustainably while keeping their citizens safe, healthy, prosperous and well-informed is amongst the most important challenges in this century. \r\nThe Urban Science European project is an education response to this, to improve the teaching of scientific inquiry and investigation so that students develop the competences to actively contribute to creating healthy cities.\r\nUrban Science works through outdoor inquiry-based learning where urban areas become living-laboratories that help students explore how science can create healthier and sustainable places to live. It is solutions based; placing a strong emphasis on creativity and problem solving to ensure scientific understanding can be applied in a meaningful context.

environmentla citizenship of university students reflected in voting decisions and environmentla activism

Daphne Goldman

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Goldman, D., Ayalon, O., Baum, D., & Haham, S. (2015). Major matters: Relationship between academic major and university students’ environmental literacy and citizenship as reflected in their voting decisions and environmental activism. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 1

English

Israel

This study explores the relationship between exposure to environmental content during higher education studies and stduents' inclusion of environmentla considerations in political participation as a component of their environmental citizenship. The study led to implications for incorporating sustainability within different academic programs in ways that may be effective in preparing environmentally-responsible graduates and preparing them as influential environmental citizens and professionals in society

https://www.danube-iad.eu/docs/starry_book/Starry_booklet_EN_final.pdf

Cristina Sandu

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The Adventures of Starry, the Brave Sturgeon

English

Austria

The International Association for Danube Research (IAD) is an active network of scientists in the Danube River Basin, which also aims at going public beyond elaborating scientific core topics of environmental issues. To raise awareness on the concern of preserving aquatic habitats and the life they host, the IAD, Austria, in cooperation with the Institute for Integral Development and Environment, Slovenia, have elaborated this e-book for children, aiming to present the adventures of a little sturgeon in the river and sea. The multilingual translation of the English version reflects the high diversity of languages among the Danubian countries. “The Adventures of Starry, the Brave Sturgeon” is dedicated to children of 8-13 years old, and it is accompanied by a colouring book for children of 4-7 years old.

https://www.danube-iad.eu/docs/starry_book/Starry_booklet_EN_final.pdf

Cristina Sandu

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The Adventures of Starry, the Brave Sturgeon

English

Austria

The International Association for Danube Research (IAD) is an active network of scientists in the Danube River Basin, which also aims at going public beyond elaborating scientific core topics of environmental issues. To raise awareness on the concern of preserving aquatic habitats and the life they host, the IAD, Austria, in cooperation with the Institute for Integral Development and Environment, Slovenia, have elaborated this e-book for children, aiming to present the adventures of a little sturgeon in the river and sea. The multilingual translation of the English version reflects the high diversity of languages among the Danubian countries. “The Adventures of Starry, the Brave Sturgeon” is dedicated to children of 8-13 years old.

https://www.danube-iad.eu/docs/starry_book/Starry_colouring%20book_EN_final.pdf

Cristina Sandu

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The Adventures of Starry, the Brave Sturgeon Colouring book

English

Austria

The International Association for Danube Research (IAD) is an active network of scientists in the Danube River Basin, which also aims at going public beyond elaborating scientific core topics of environmental issues. To raise awareness on the concern of preserving aquatic habitats and the life they host, the IAD, Austria, in cooperation with the Institute for Integral Development and Environment, Slovenia, have elaborated this e-book for children, aiming to present the adventures of a little sturgeon in the river and sea. The multilingual translation of the English version reflects the high diversity of languages among the Danubian countries. “The Adventures of Starry, the Brave Sturgeon” colouring book is dedicated to children of 4-7 years old.