SeneSTEM: promoting STEM in Senegal

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S367) ◽  
pp. 387-389
Author(s):  
Salma S. Mbaye ◽  
Modou Mbaye ◽  
Katrien Kolenberg
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Scientific Careers ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Stem Disciplines ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

AbstractSeneSTEM aims to bring Senegalese children and young people into contact with science, and – by extension – with the STEM disciplines (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) in a very accessible and illustrative way. We do this with concrete workshops and experiments, for both teachers and for groups of children and young people. In collaboration with different educational organisations in Senegal, among which the Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Astronomy, SeneSTEM ensures that all layers of the population are enthusiastic about science (education). Special attention is given to motivating girls for scientific careers. SeneSTEM actions are based on an international collaboration partly supported by development funds from the city of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

scholarly journals STEAM – Arts Integration Frameworks for Transdisciplinarity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Rodier ◽  
Mohamed Galaleldin ◽  
Justine Boudreau ◽  
Hanan Anis ◽  
Liam Peyton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Arts Integration ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Stem Disciplines ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
The University

Whether for 21st century skills development such as creativity, communication, and collaboration orfor transdisciplinary knowledge creation leading to innovation, the integration of Arts with STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields is gaining popularity in higher education. However, a comprehensive survey of proven methodologies to integrate Arts with STEM disciplines (referred to as STEAM) currently does not exist. This paper presents the preliminary results of asystematized literature review done to characterize the integration of arts with STEM disciplines in higher education. It also uses these findings to analyze the most recent STEAM initiative of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa. This research finds three main rationales to integrate arts with STEM and presents the frameworks discussed in the literature to do this integration. It also examines how creativity is assessed and developed within STEAM higher education contexts. This research contributes a reference of validated arts integration and creativity frameworks which can be used to setup STEAM projects or evaluate them in relation to proven methodologies. The frameworks presented in this research can be used in classrooms and professional environments.

scholarly journals Attitudes of University Students towards STEM Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Bahjat Hamid Altakahyneh ◽  
Mofeed Abumusa
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Collaboration And Communication ◽  
The University

The study aimed at investigating the attitudes of university students towards science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) approach. The participants of the study consist of (60) students who were studying in bachelor and master degree, they trained in the center of training at the university, the participants acquiring the skills of STEM approach by using the WeDo2.0 application, they received knowledge and skills of STEM approach. The tool of the study was questionnaire which was validity and reliability verified. Results of the study showed that positive student attitudes toward using STEM approach Reached 86.4%. Each of the following scores is ranked as descending order: desire to apply strategy (87.4 %%), collaboration and communication (86.4%), thinking and problem solving (86%), motivation and problem solving (86%). There was no statistical significance difference between the variable type degree of study (master/bachelor) as well as the nature of employment in terms of whether the learner was either an employee or non-employee. In light of results of the study, researchers recommend using STEM approach in teaching courses in open learning systems.

Providing mental health support for children and young people in schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 760-761
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
The University

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a new initiative from NHS England/NHS Improvement to improve mental health support for children and young people in schools

scholarly journals Addressing Sustainable Development: Promoting Active Informed Citizenry through Trans-Contextual Science Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3259
Author(s):  
TBM Chowdhury ◽  
Jack Holbrook ◽  
Miia Rannikmäe
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Informed Citizenry ◽  
Technological Decision Making

This article seeks to identify the role of science education in promoting an active, scientifically literate, citizenry ready to address sustainable development goals as envisaged by the United Nations (2015). In so doing, a conceptual model is put forward to address citizenry development, extending beyond an informed scientific and technological decision making ability and encompassing constructive activities addressing sustainable development at the local, national and global level. The operationalisation of the model builds on an initial student-relevant, societal issue-related contextualisation involving STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) while focusing on developing science conceptual learning. The model extends to not only considering socio-scientific issues, but seeks to promote trans-contextualisation beyond the school setting, seeking to raise awareness of an active informed citizenry, related to environmental, economic and social sustainability. The components of active informed citizenry are described and a trans-contextual science teaching example based on the model is put forward in this article.

Creating the soundscape for Zagreb Everywhere

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hahn
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
Multimedia Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Western Media

Zagreb Everywhere (2001), a video portrayal of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, is the result of an international collaboration between writer Gordana Crnković (Croatia), video artist Victor Ingrassia (US), and composer David Hahn (US), who collected sounds from Zagreb and together with some of his own music created the soundscape for the piece. Opposing stereotypes about the ‘barbaric Balkans’ often reinforced by Western media during the recent war in that region, Zagreb Everywhere provides a unique view of Zagreb and its inimitable features, while at the same time showing the experiences of that city and its people as having a broad human appeal and resonance. The piece exists in two formats: (i) a stand-alone video work, and (ii) a multimedia performance piece with projected visual images, sound, and live narration. After a brief recounting of the genesis of the idea for Zagreb Everywhere and the main aesthetic aspects of the project, this paper discusses the methods in which the sounds were collected in the field and compiled, how these sounds were edited in the studio, and how the entire piece was assembled. Zagreb Everywhere premiered in May 2001 at the University of Washington in Seattle.

scholarly journals From the Periphery to the Center: Young People's Agonistic Pathways Towards Higher Education

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-206
Author(s):  
Felipe Salvador Grisolia ◽  
Lucia Rabello De Castro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Racial Segregation ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Upward Social Mobility ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Academic Demands

The present research analyzes the mobilities of young people from the periphery of Rio de Janeiro towards a renowned university situated in a central region of the city. Focusing on a case study with four students, we carried out an in-depth investigation of the dynamics of their professional trajectories. Their personal identifications and values, their future career expectations and the pressures and the demands of attending such a university were investigated. Three focus groups meetings were organized with these students. The results show that the displacement from home to the university, social and racial segregation, and arduous academic demands are factors that pose enormous difficulties to these students and require intense psychological work on their part to persist in their educational investment. Intense conflicts with regards to living up to their ideals characterize an agonistic pathway in their educational endeavor. On the other hand, the prestige of the university, family influence and the belief in upward social mobility were found to support these young people’s decision not to give up. This contradictory dynamic, riddled with uncertainties, mobilizes these young people to find a way to permanently renovate their personal stakes in higher education.

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