The Future of Citizen Science

摘要: There is an emerging trend of democratizing science and schooling within education that can be characterized as citizen science. We explore the roots this movement some current projects to underscore meaning in schooling. show science, it currently conceptualized, does not go far enough resolve concerns communities environments when considered holistically compared with more dynamic multidimensional ideas for characterizing use examples colony collapse disorder (CCD) trends nanotechnology cases point. Then we justify three dialogical spheres influence future As becomes holistic, embodies responsibility youths who are prepared engage real their community. Read responses article Weinstein, M. (2012). Schools/Citizen Science. Democracy & Education, 20(1). Article 6. Available online at http://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol20/iss1/6 Calabrese Barton, A.M. Citizen(s’) 20(2). 12. http://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol20/iss1/12 Cooper, C.B. Links Distinctions Among Citizenship, Science, Citizen 13. http://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol20/iss1/13 Gray, S. A., Nicosia, K., Jordan, R. C. Lessons Learned from Science Classroom. 20(2)., 14. at: http://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol20/iss2/14 Submit your own response democracyeducationjournal.org/home In second decade 21st century, reform occurring a context decreasing budgets education, increased accountability, emphasis on achievement minimizes students’ teachers’ diversity experiences, voices, traditions, histories. Reform documents corresponding initiatives such Technology, Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Race Top (American Recovery Reinvestment Act 2009 [ARRA], Section 140056, Title XIV [Public Law 1115]) reflect societal expectations schools provide “a trained workforce only incidentally enlightened citizens” (Curtis, 1993, p. 134). Amid rhetoric there implicit recognition vital fostering understanding how relevant lives communities. Yet many efforts continue operate assumption knowledge body isolated facts little connection other disciplines or larger contrast narrative isolation, our vision by extension schooling, one Michael Mueller environmental philosopher teachereducator University Georgia. His philosophy focuses privileged cultural thinking frames relations others, including nonhuman species physical environments. Deborah Tippins professor department mathematics Georgia, where she specializes young children. She draws anthropological sociocultural methods study questions relevance justice pertaining teaching learning. Lynn Bryan holds joint appointment departments curriculum instruction physics Purdue University. Her research development skills innovative settings involving novel technologyenhanced