Working group for citizen science in/with schools

Working group for citizen science in/with schools

Head:
Marika Cieslinski & Petra Siegele (Center for Citizen Science, OEAD)

The working group for citizen science in/with schools was established during the platform meeting on 26 June 2019 in Obergurgl to bring together the numerous experiences from the cooperation between science and schools. The members of the WG come from research institutions and schools.

Especially over the last ten years, Austria has built up a range of skills and expertise through research-education cooperation, with notable examples being the Sparkling Science research funding programme by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research and the Citizen Science Award, organised by the Center for Citizen Science since 2015, in which every year in spring schools are invited to participate in various projects.

After two years, a brochure has now been published in September 2021 that contains recommendations and practical tips for planning and implementing Citizen Science projects with schools. A compact checklist provides a quick overview of the most important factors that should be considered in such cooperations. The brochure can be used by researchers and teachers alike. It is also very suitable as a guide for "Sparkling Science 2.0" projects.

For more information on the web and print version, please visit the website of the OeAD Centre for Citizen Science.

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