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Facilitating Engagement of Adults in Science and Technology
Date du début: 1 déc. 2011,

Contemporary Europe is seeking to create a knowledge based economy in which all citizens can contribute to the economical growth and the decision making process for science and technology related issues. Within this perspective and in the frame of an increasingly aging population, adults are a key element, both as active stakeholders of society and as educators of future European citizens.The FEAST Project aims to contribute to this panorama by developing a model and a number of tools and resources for the informal science education of adult parents. With it’s actions it will:· promote science centres and museums as forums for active citizenship and scientific literacy;· develop the professional skills of explainers in facilitating informal lifelong learning of adults;· provide adult parents with the skills and tools to act as confident and knowledgeable science educators of their children.In practice FEAST will develop:· 5 FEAST Workshops and related Activities on different scientific topics, aimed at adults, which will: 1. enhance their personal science knowledge and critical thinking as adults; 2. enhance their competences as informal science educators of their children;· an educational model for FEAST workshops with related research materials on parent and adult learning;· an International Training Course for museum adult educators (Explainers);· an on-line FEAST hub for sharing Project results and material and creating an on-line parent educator community.The International Training Course for Explainers, the FEAST workshops for parents and the on-line resources and FEAST hub will be maintained after the end of the Project, ensuring an even wider impact on the professional development of European Explainers and on the informal science learning opportunities for parents.

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