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标题：Science of Complex Systems and Citizenship Skills: A Pilot Study with Adult Citizens
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作者：Eleonora Barelli ; Laura Branchetti ; Giulia Tasquier 等
期刊名称：Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
印刷版ISSN：1305-8223
电子版ISSN：1305-8223
出版年度：2018
卷号：14
期号：4
页码：1533-1545
DOI：10.29333/ejmste/84841
出版社：Pamukkale Univ Dept Sci Education
摘要：The issue of scientific citizenship in the context of STEM education has been under debate for over two decades. We present a preliminary study which aims to investigate if, how and why the development of hard scientific skills grounded in the discipline of complex systems (suitably simplified and adapted) may foster the development of citizenship skills that can impact on people’s approaches to facing problems and making decisions. We carried out a pilot study with a group of 34 volunteer adult citizens. The data analysis showed that: i) in the beginning, only a few participants were comfortable dealing with scientific and epistemological concepts related to complex systems, favouring instead a “common sense” approach towards decision-making; ii) in some successful cases, there was an alignment between scientific competences and decision-making strategies, suggesting that it is possible to design activities based on authentic scientific concepts in order to develop citizenship skills.
关键词：adult education; complex systems; experts and novices; scientific; citizenship; social skills