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Communities for Sciences, towards promoting an inclusive approach in Science Education

Project: Commissioned research

Project Details

Description

C4S is a project whose objective is to promote the inclusive practice of science. The C4S consortium is integrated by 11 partners in 8 European countries.
It will last from 2020 to 2023. The C4S project has three main aims:
1
Work with communities in vulnerability risk situation by fostering science education in children and youths aged from 0-16 years old, and their families, through formal and non-formal pedagogical institutions.
2
Raise awareness at an institutional level
(policy-makers, museum representatives, schools, associations, etc.) of some value- laden practices in science education activities and provide tools to redress such practices.
3
Promote engagement in inclusive science education through the creation of working groups with scientists or science-related members of those communities in vulnerability risk situation co-participating
in different programmes to foster inclusive science education.

Popular science description

C4S is a project with activities aimed to foster inclusive science education among children and youths
Short titleCommunities for Sciences
AcronymC4S
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2020/09/012023/09/30

Collaborative partners

  • Lund University (lead)
  • La Fundación Universitaria del Bages (FUB)
  • IB Hochschule, Berlin
  • Galileo Progetti Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelösségü Társaság
  • University of Milano-Bicocca
  • The “European Office” (EUB), Board of Education for Vienna
  • Sesto San Giovanni
  • Erasmushogeschool Brussel
  • Fundació Universitària Balmes (UVic)
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • New Bulgarian University

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Social Sciences

Free keywords

  • inclusive education
  • Children's rights
  • Migration