scholarly journals Proyectos de ciencia ciudadana. Una oportunidad para la alfabetización científica y la educación en sostenibilidad

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia López-Iñesta ◽  
Miguel Ángel Queiruga-Dios ◽  
Daniel García-Costa ◽  
Francisco Grimaldo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Science Projects ◽  
Development Goals

Since the term citizen science emerged, projects involving citizens in science have increased in number and spread to a variety of areas. Citizen science is thus emerging as a mechanism for involving society, stimulating the population's interest in science and contributing to their scientific literacy. Furthermore, we must highlight the inherent contribution of citizen science projects to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper reviews some examples of international citizen science projects and details active projects in Spain, from the perspective of both formal and non-formal education.

scholarly journals Citizen Science for Scientific Literacy and the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in Formal Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Queiruga-Dios ◽  
Emilia López-Iñesta ◽  
María Diez-Ojeda ◽  
María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares ◽  
José Benito Vázquez Dorrío
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Science Project ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Citizen Science Project

Curricular integration in formal teaching of citizen science can bring to the classroom aspects of scientific literacy that encourage the involvement of citizens. In particular, these include non-epistemic aspects related to the sociology of science (which are often not transferred to the classroom). Furthermore, this practice raises awareness among students, and encourages them to become participants in the attainment of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This article describes a proposal for the integration of a citizen science project into the secondary education curriculum that can be reproduced in any educational center. Eighty-three secondary school pupils (14–15 years old) took part in this research at a city-center school in Northern Spain. A questionnaire based on validated studies was created and used to analyze the changes in attitudes of pupils towards science and technology and their improvement in scientific literacy in terms of scientific processes and scientific situations. The results indicate a significant improvement in the attitudes towards science and technology among the participating learners, as well as a better understanding of scientific processes and situations. Likewise, the results reflect how the implementation of the citizen science project contributes to the SDGs.

scholarly journals Using citizen science data to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals: a bottom-up analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ballerini ◽  
Sylvia I. Bergh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Science Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Development Goals

AbstractOfficial data are not sufficient for monitoring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): they do not reach remote locations or marginalized populations and can be manipulated by governments. Citizen science data (CSD), defined as data that citizens voluntarily gather by employing a wide range of technologies and methodologies, could help to tackle these problems and ultimately improve SDG monitoring. However, the link between CSD and the SDGs is still understudied. This article aims to develop an empirical understanding of the CSD-SDG link by focusing on the perspective of projects which employ CSD. Specifically, the article presents primary and secondary qualitative data collected on 30 of these projects and an explorative comparative case study analysis. It finds that projects which use CSD recognize that the SDGs can provide a valuable framework and legitimacy, as well as attract funding, visibility, and partnerships. But, at the same time, the article reveals that these projects also encounter several barriers with respect to the SDGs: a widespread lack of knowledge of the goals, combined with frustration and political resistance towards the UN, may deter these projects from contributing their data to the SDG monitoring apparatus.

scholarly journals Agenda 2030's, “Leave no one behind”, in citizen science?

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. A07
Author(s):  
Madeleine Montanari ◽  
Liesbet Jacobs ◽  
Mordechai Haklay ◽  
Felix Kwabena Donkor ◽  
Maria Rosa Mondardini
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Development Goals

Citizen science (CS) is promoted as a useful practice for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this contribution we explore how CS aligns to the SDGs overarching pledge to ‘Leave no one behind’. We propose a framework to evaluate exclusionary processes in CS. We interlink three dimensions of CS inspired by existing CS typologies with five factors underpinning exclusionary processes. With this, we are able to situate existing literature on various exclusionary effects in CS within a structured framework. We hope this contribution sparks a discussion and inspires practitioners’ reflections on a more inclusive practice in CS.

scholarly journals Citizen Science in Germany as Research and Sustainability Education: Analysis of the Main Forms and Foci and Its Relation to the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Schleicher ◽  
Constanze Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Environment Monitoring ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Science Projects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Scientific Results

Many citizen science projects are in the thematic area of species observation and natural environment monitoring but, in recent years, projects in other areas and disciplines have increasingly been using citizen science approaches. It is assumed that citizen science could potentially contribute to an increase in environmental awareness and to advancing knowledge about environmental change and sustainability issues. In this article, we present a review of 127 citizen science projects listed on the German platform, “Bürger schaffen Wissen”, with the aim of analysing whether the main focus of most projects is on the scientific results or on educational aspects and how citizen science projects are connected to the SDGs. The results show that many citizen science projects overlap with SDG 4 Quality Education. Of these projects, a larger proportion entail higher levels of involvement than those projects with a stronger focus on the scientific results, in which the participation of the citizen scientists is mainly standardised and at low levels. An even greater number of projects in the sample are linked to SDG 15 Life on Land and, thereby, are in line with the traditional focus of citizen science. Additionally, the analysis reveals that forms of education used in citizen science projects are much more diverse than those included in SDG 4.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Environmental Education to Achieve Sustainable Development: Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01069
Author(s):  
Gayatri Hanna Permanasari ◽  
Suherman Suherman ◽  
Lilin Budiati
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
International Issues ◽  
Development Literature ◽  
The Relationship

Environmental issues arise in different regions due to human activities using the natural resources without considering the sustainability for future generations. Education has an important role in the sustainable development because it is related to other sustainable development goals. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of environmental education through Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) approach. A literature review of previous research studies used to identify the relationship between environmental education and ESD. The result of this study is a framework for conducting more comprehensive research to overcome regional environmental problems through formal education. It showed that environmental education has the same approach as ESD, which is interdisciplinary, lifelong learning, and prioritizes local cultures in observation and solving local to international issues. Both environmental education and ESD aim to change people's perspectives and behaviour.

scholarly journals The Critical Importance of Citizen Science Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex de Sherbinin ◽  
Anne Bowser ◽  
Tyng-Ruey Chuang ◽  
Caren Cooper ◽  
Finn Danielsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Science Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Crowdsourced Data ◽  
Data Stewardship ◽  
Development Goals

Citizen science is an important vehicle for democratizing science and promoting the goal of universal and equitable access to scientific data and information. Data generated by citizen science groups have become an increasingly important source for scientists, applied users and those pursuing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Citizen science data are used extensively in studies of biodiversity and pollution; crowdsourced data are being used by UN operational agencies for humanitarian activities; and citizen scientists are providing data relevant to monitoring the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This article provides an International Science Council (ISC) perspective on citizen science data generating activities in support of the 2030 Agenda and on needed improvements to the citizen science community's data stewardship practices for the benefit of science and society by presenting results of research undertaken by an ISC-sponsored Task Group.

scholarly journals Knowledge Translation and Its Interrelation with Usability and Accessibility. Biocultural Diversity Translated by Means of Technology and Language—The Case of Citizen Science Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Barbara Heinisch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Biocultural Diversity ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Knowledge To Action ◽  
Development Goals

Translation plays an important role in all areas of human activity. Despite its primary role of overcoming language barriers, it is used as an analogy for activities that require transfer, mediation, or negotiation of meaning. Knowledge translation is a concept that links knowledge to action, which is also at the heart of citizen science. Several studies have highlighted the ways in which citizen science can contribute to the definition, monitoring and implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although these studies emphasized the importance of data contributions for SDG reporting and monitoring purposes, this paper applies the concept of knowledge translation to citizen science for achieving the SDGs based on the conceptual framework provided by translation studies. Knowledge translation, citizen science, and the SDGs have their focus on actions and negotiations in common. Citizen science can, thus, be regarded as a mediator between science and the SDGs or a mediator between the public and policymakers. Exemplified by biocultural diversity, this paper analyzes the application of knowledge translation to the SDGs in and through citizen science. Citizen science guided by the SDGs requires different forms of knowledge ((and) translation) that are usable, accessible, and meaningful.

scholarly journals A Self-Assessment of European Citizen Science Projects on Their Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1774
Author(s):  
Nicola Moczek ◽  
Silke L. Voigt-Heucke ◽  
Kim G. Mortega ◽  
Claudia Fabó Cartas ◽  
Jörn Knobloch
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Science Projects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
European Citizen

In theoretical frameworks, it is often assumed that citizen science projects contribute to the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because of their participatory character and the potential for social transformation. To bring a practical perspective into the dialogue, we designed a survey to obtain direct assessments of the contribution of citizen science to the SDGs by European project participants. We launched the survey across European science networks in 2020 and evaluated 125 questionnaires. Participants reported contributing most to three of the SDGs: ‘Good health and well-being’, ‘Quality education’, and Life on Land’. Additionally, our results provide evidence that, with ongoing advocacy, citizen science projects in Europe could support all SDGs in the future. Seventy-two percent of participants indicated that their projects are involved in data acquisition and 30% stated to report data, but 19% do not pass on data at all. Our findings indicate further that European citizen science projects lack infrastructures and institutional support to facilitate data sharing. We recommend a focus on the promotion or creation of interfaces, for example, between projects and UN databases. Finally, we advise that citizen science projects, some of which operate with little funding, should not be overburdened with inflated expectations as a means of implementing the SDGs.

Channels of collaboration for citizen science and the sustainable development goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 121735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalterina Shulla ◽  
Walter Leal Filho ◽  
Jan Henning Sommer ◽  
Amanda Lange Salvia ◽  
Christian Borgemeister
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals
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