steve parker, ec, support for mst under the framework programme, pic meeting, 05/11/09, brussels
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Support for Maths Science and Technology under the
Framework Programmes
Steve Parker - DG Research Directorate L – Science, Economy and Society
European Commission
Policy Background
2000 Lisbon Strategy and the ERA
2002 Barcelona Resolutions
2005 Relaunch Lisbon Strategy: Growth and Jobs
2006 The Knowledge Triangle and FP7
Reports and Surveys
2001 & 2002 Eurobarometer
2004 Europe Needs More Scientists (Gago)
2005 EIROforum: Europe of Knowledge and Innovation2006 OECD Student Interest in S&T Studies
2007 Science Education Now (Rocard)
2009 ERT: MST Education report
Key Issues
A diversity of Stakeholders/Actors:
Research organisations
Academia and Learned Society
Industry/commerce
Ministries of Education and Science
Teachers!
Key Issues
The Treaty on European Union
Can support cooperation between MS on quality of education
But MS retain full responsibility
Scale of the problem
6 million school teachers57 million young people 10-19 yr
Support for MST under the Framework Programme
Explicit support for Science Education Under Science in Society for: Informal and formal science
education in schools
Reinforce links between careers and science education
Research and coordination actions
Support for informal and formal science education
Concentrating on Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE)
techniques
2007 1.7 2
2008 4.8 1
2009 11.2 3
2010 6.75 ?
Call Budget (M€) Proposals
Total 24.456+
Project 6 Project 7 Project 8 Project 9 Project 10
Internet Based Information Platform
Monitoring group Evaluation
Service contract
Support for informal and formal science education
Concentrating on Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) techniques
2010 Work programme:
Links between science education and careers (50% funding max 4 M€)
Research on Science Education policy
Future orientations?
Will continue to support Science Education (IBSE?.....Context Based?)How to link science to other creative activities and innovation?
Research on Science Education policy
‘I really do not understand what we are doing. I just learn it by heart and do what the teacher says…
…And if you do so and smile to the teacher you will have good marks.’
Quote from school pupil
Terry Lyons: International Journal of Science Education Vol 28 n°6
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything (s)he learned in school."
Quote from Albert Einstein