Open AccessProyectos de ciencia ciudadana. Una oportunidad para la alfabetización científica y la educación en sostenibilidad
Author(s) -
Emilia López-Iñesta,
Miguel Ángel Queiruga Dios,
Daniel García-Costa,
Francisco Grimaldo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mètode. annual review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2174-9221
pISSN - 2174-3487
DOI - 10.7203/metode.12.17824
Subject(s) - scientific literacy , political science , sustainable development , variety (cybernetics) , population , perspective (graphical) , science education , humanities , sociology , pedagogy , philosophy , computer science , demography , artificial intelligence , law
Since the term citizen science emerged, projects involving citizens in science have increased in number and spread to a variety of areas. Citizen science is thus emerging as a mechanism for involving society, stimulating the population's interest in science and contributing to their scientific literacy. Furthermore, we must highlight the inherent contribution of citizen science projects to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper reviews some examples of international citizen science projects and details active projects in Spain, from the perspective of both formal and non-formal education.