Introducing RRI in Science Teaching - An Actual Challenge for Science Teachers

Abstract

Even the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has not been clearly explained in the scientific literature, it is more and more frequent used, being promoted in the European Union policies and programs in Science and beyond. According to the Horizon 2020 initiative, launched by European Commission in 2014, RRI underpins several European projects and represents one of the current images of the connection between Science and Society, in the EU vision. Anyway, one of the targeted issues is related to make a transparent engagement of all the societal actors in research and innovation aspects, through promoting science education and facilitating the access to scientific knowledge. However, at the global level, RRI has implications on designing and implementing research and innovation policies that lead to: hiring the society in research and innovation; increasing the access to scientific results; ensuring gender equality in the research area; providing an ethics of researcher / research, and in compliance with current laws relating to ethics; promoting science education at formal and non-formal levels.

New Trends In Teaching Sciences: A Case Study From The Engage Project

“…At the same time, this project develops the teachers' knowledge, convictions and skills regarding Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and offers to students a solid basis to be engaged in the study of some complex, http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2018.06.72 Corresponding Author: Laura Monica Gorghiu Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the Organizing Committee of the conference eISSN: 614 interdisciplinary problems, which they are going to meet during their life (Gorghiu, Dumitrescu, & Petrescu, 2016).…”

Bringing RRI in Science Lessons Challenges and Benefits for Students in Learning Process

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