Science and scientists in the drawings of European children

The first step of the SEDEC project has been a survey on teachers and pupils perception of science, scientists, and the European dimension of science. Different research actions have been organized for the different targets, and have been held in the six countries involved in the project: Czech Repu...

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Main Author: Paola Rodari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sissa Medialab 2007-09-01
Series:JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
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Online Access:http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/06/03/Jcom0603%282007%29C01/Jcom0603%282007%29C04/Jcom0603%282007%29C04.pdf
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description The first step of the SEDEC project has been a survey on teachers and pupils perception of science, scientists, and the European dimension of science. Different research actions have been organized for the different targets, and have been held in the six countries involved in the project: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Romania. This article will present the analysis of more then 1000 drawings realized by 9 and 14 years old pupils and representing "a scientist". Form the drawings emerge stereotypes, fears, desires, expectations and more, a whole imaginery that has to be taken in account for an effective educative adn communicative action.
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spelling doaj.art-afe0fae5d7b14f179be09ff54764f3262022-12-22T00:04:46ZengSissa MedialabJCOM: Journal of Science Communication1824-20492007-09-0163Science and scientists in the drawings of European childrenPaola RodariThe first step of the SEDEC project has been a survey on teachers and pupils perception of science, scientists, and the European dimension of science. Different research actions have been organized for the different targets, and have been held in the six countries involved in the project: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Romania. This article will present the analysis of more then 1000 drawings realized by 9 and 14 years old pupils and representing "a scientist". Form the drawings emerge stereotypes, fears, desires, expectations and more, a whole imaginery that has to be taken in account for an effective educative adn communicative action.http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/06/03/Jcom0603%282007%29C01/Jcom0603%282007%29C04/Jcom0603%282007%29C04.pdfDemocracy and science communicationPublic engagement with science and technologySocial participation to science and technologyPerceptions of science and technologyPublic communication of and discourses on science and technologyPolicy-makingcommunication and governance of science
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Science and scientists in the drawings of European children
JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
Democracy and science communication
Public engagement with science and technology
Social participation to science and technology
Perceptions of science and technology
Public communication of and discourses on science and technology
Policy-making
communication and governance of science
title Science and scientists in the drawings of European children
title_full Science and scientists in the drawings of European children
title_fullStr Science and scientists in the drawings of European children
title_full_unstemmed Science and scientists in the drawings of European children
title_short Science and scientists in the drawings of European children
title_sort science and scientists in the drawings of european children
topic Democracy and science communication
Public engagement with science and technology
Social participation to science and technology
Perceptions of science and technology
Public communication of and discourses on science and technology
Policy-making
communication and governance of science
url http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/06/03/Jcom0603%282007%29C01/Jcom0603%282007%29C04/Jcom0603%282007%29C04.pdf
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