Forskare som noviser inom vetenskapsfostran av barn

Authors

  • Martina Aaltonen Helsingfors universitet
  • Gunilla Holm Helsingfors universitet https://orcid.org/

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31129/LUMAT.11.2.2057

Keywords:

Vetenskapsfostran för barn, vetenskapliga verkstäder för barn ledda av forskare, tredje uppgiften

Abstract

Studien bidrar till kunskap om hurdant stöd forskare utan lärarbehörighet eller tidigare gedigen erfarenhet av att undervisa barn upplever att de behöver för att klara av att planera och leda en framgångsrik vetenskaplig verkstad för barn i åk 3–6, samt kunskap om vad forskarna upplevde att de själv lärde sig av uppdraget. Tio personer som lett en vetenskaplig verkstad för barn intervjuades inom U-projektet som ordnar vetenskapliga verkstäder för barn i åk 3–6 i Finland som hobbyverksamhet. Sex av de intervjuade personerna hade inte tidigare gedigen erfarenhet av att undervisa barn i samma ålder eller lärarbehörighet medan fyra av de intervjuade också var lärare. Studien indikerar att uppdraget att planera och leda en vetenskaplig verkstad för barn i åk 3–6 kan vara en trygg, trevlig och lärorik erfarenhet för forskare utan tidigare erfarenhet av att undervisa barn då tillräckligt stöd erbjuds före och under verkstaden. Studien indikerar också att uppdraget ligger inom ZPD för dessa forskare, vilket innebär att stödet före och under verkstaden inte bara var värdefullt utan också centralt för forskarna. Tidigare studier har visat att det har varit lärorikt för forskare att delta i vetenskapsfostran av barn i skolkontext. Denna studie visar att samma gäller vetenskapsfostran av barn som hobbyverksamhet.

Researchers who are novices in science education of children

The study contributes to knowledge about what kind of support researchers without teaching qualifications or previous solid experience of teaching children feel they need to be able to plan and lead a successful scientific workshop for children in years 3–6, as well as knowledge about what the researchers felt that they himself learned from the assignment. Ten people who led a science workshop for children were interviewed within the U-project, which organizes science workshops for children in grades 3–6 in Finland as a hobby. Six of the people interviewed did not previously have solid experience of teaching children of the same age or teaching qualifications, while four of the interviewees were also teachers. The study indicates that the task of planning and leading a scientific workshop for children in grades 3–6 can be a safe, pleasant and educational experience for researchers without previous experience of teaching children when sufficient support is offered before and during the workshop. The study also indicates that the assignment is within the ZPD for these researchers, which means that the support before and during the workshop was not only valuable but also central to the researchers. Previous studies have shown that it has been instructive for researchers to participate in the science education of children in a school context. This study shows that the same applies to the science education of children as a hobby.

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2023-11-24

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Aaltonen, M., & Holm, G. (2023). Forskare som noviser inom vetenskapsfostran av barn. LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 11(2), 112–135. https://doi.org/10.31129/LUMAT.11.2.2057