Divulgación científica en Educación Primaria: aplicación e innovación más allá del aula

Abstract

The construction of a citizenry that makes decisions critically and based on scientific thought is one of the greatest challenges of our times. The dissemination of science is positioned as a valuable resource to achieve this purpose, communicating scientific knowledge in an affordable way to a non-specialist audience. However, outreach activities are scarce, especially for boys and girls, making it difficult to promote scientific vocations. Therefore, the objective of this research was to present the program Sowing for Research, which aims to promote interest in the dissemination of science among girls and boys in basic education, through the line of research strategies and technologies for learning, as well as describing the preliminary results of the first generation of girls divulgers. The research approach was qualitative, through phenomenology, and discussion groups were held with the girls, their mothers and three collaborators of the program. Among the main results we have that the girl communicators during their participation in the program developed skills that are not recognized as common among boys and girls of their age, so they were figures to follow among their peers and figures of admiration among more advanced students and adults. It is concluded that a scientific dissemination program in basic education is a relevant resource complementary to formal education, to promote early scientific vocations, as well as to increase the possibilities of social mobility of participants, especially in children from places of high marginalization.