Attention to STEM disciplines and to the relationship between science, technology and society in school contexts is perceived as a priority both in Italy and in the European Union. This is not only because of its implications for socioeconomic development, but also because education in scientific knowledge and in the scientific method fosters the development of active and critical citizenship, capable of understanding the meaning of the social transformations associated with increasingly rapid and pervasive technological change. A factor widely recognized as important for the effective teaching of scientific subjects and of their social relevance is represented by teachers’ views of the relationship between science, technology and society, including those of teachers who are not directly involved in teaching scientific, mathematical or technical subjects. This volume uses data from the PRISMA survey, a large and articulated survey conducted in Aosta Valley on the entire teaching staff of primary and lower secondary schools, to analyse teachers’ orientations toward the goals of science education: whether it should aim at widespread and adequate scientific literacy or focus primarily on those who are considered to have a natural aptitude and the required talent. Secondly, the volume analyses attitudes toward the relationship between science, technology and pressing contemporary issues, such as climate change, as well as the role attributed to science and technology in socioeconomic development. The study investigates the possible determinants of these teachers’ orientations by considering a wide range of factors, including sociodemographic characteristics, educational and training pathways, sense of self-efficacy and job satisfaction, conceptions of teaching and learning processes, and collaboration among colleagues from different disciplinary fields.
L’attenzione per le discipline STEM e per il rapporto tra scienza, tecnologia e società in ambito scolastico è percepita come una priorità nel nostro Paese e nell’Unione Europea. Ciò non solo per le ricadute in termini di sviluppo socioeconomico, ma anche perché educare al sapere e al metodo scientifico favorisce lo sviluppo di una cittadinanza attiva, critica, in grado di cogliere il senso delle trasformazioni sociali legate a uno sviluppo tecnologico sempre più rapido e pervasivo. Un fattore di riconosciuta importanza per l’efficace insegnamento delle materie scientifiche e della rilevanza sociale che esse rivestono è costituito dalle rappresentazioni sul rapporto tra scienza, tecnologia e società degli insegnanti, anche di quanti non si occupano direttamente dell’insegnamento delle materie scientifiche, matematiche o tecniche. Il volume utilizza i dati dell’indagine PRISMA, una vasta e articolata survey condotta in Valle d’Aosta sull’intero corpo docente della scuola primaria e secondaria di primo grado, per analizzare l’orientamento degli insegnanti sugli obiettivi dell’educazione scientifica, ovvero se si debba puntare a una diffusa e adeguata alfabetizzazione scientifica oppure se ci si debba dedicare in primis a quanti sono “portati” e possiedono il dovuto talento. In secondo luogo, sono analizzati gli atteggiamenti sul rapporto tra scienza, tecnologia e temi di pressante attualità, quali il cambiamento climatico, e il ruolo che essi rivestono nello sviluppo socioeconomico. Lo studio indaga le possibili determinanti di tali orientamenti degli insegnanti considerando una molteplicità di fattori, dalle caratteristiche sociodemografiche al percorso educativo e formativo, al senso di autoefficacia e di soddisfazione lavorativa, alle concezioni sui processi di insegnamento e apprendimento, alla collaborazione tra colleghi di diversi ambiti disciplinari.
Scienza, tecnologia e società.
Zanetti M. A.;Parma A.
2024-01-01
Abstract
Attention to STEM disciplines and to the relationship between science, technology and society in school contexts is perceived as a priority both in Italy and in the European Union. This is not only because of its implications for socioeconomic development, but also because education in scientific knowledge and in the scientific method fosters the development of active and critical citizenship, capable of understanding the meaning of the social transformations associated with increasingly rapid and pervasive technological change. A factor widely recognized as important for the effective teaching of scientific subjects and of their social relevance is represented by teachers’ views of the relationship between science, technology and society, including those of teachers who are not directly involved in teaching scientific, mathematical or technical subjects. This volume uses data from the PRISMA survey, a large and articulated survey conducted in Aosta Valley on the entire teaching staff of primary and lower secondary schools, to analyse teachers’ orientations toward the goals of science education: whether it should aim at widespread and adequate scientific literacy or focus primarily on those who are considered to have a natural aptitude and the required talent. Secondly, the volume analyses attitudes toward the relationship between science, technology and pressing contemporary issues, such as climate change, as well as the role attributed to science and technology in socioeconomic development. The study investigates the possible determinants of these teachers’ orientations by considering a wide range of factors, including sociodemographic characteristics, educational and training pathways, sense of self-efficacy and job satisfaction, conceptions of teaching and learning processes, and collaboration among colleagues from different disciplinary fields.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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