Exactly 20 years ago, in 2002, the IOSTE International Symposium was held for the first time in Latin America, and also for the first time in Brazil, themed “Rethinking Science and Technology Education To Meet the Demands of Future Generations in a Changing World”. More than 500 educators from all over the world gathered in the city of Foz do Iguaçu to discuss the event's theme and various aspects of Science Education. The world imagined in 2002 as that one of future generations has become the world we are living in today. Twenty years after that imagined world in 2002, the 2022 event's theme mentions, once again, a changing world. Were the changes the IOSTE community faced twenty years ago still the changes we are dealing to today?
The year of 2020 brought a disruption that drastically altered the routine of billions of people around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed problems that existed before and that have been aggravated in the current circumstances. It has become paramount to talk about contemporaneity and consider the decisive role of the pandemic in recent years in themes such as the profound inequalities (economic, social, gender and race) that plague the world. Adding to it , there are previous and no less urgent discussions about the contradictions of the so-called Anthropocene, and the epistemological and ontological challenges associated with a system in deep crisis. This crisis seems to point to the scenario of changes and urgency in which we live, with the feeling that we are running out of time in relation to climate and social emergencies on the planet. It suggests that the changes and uncertainties that the theme of IOSTE 2022 refers to are of a very different nature from the world’s 20 years ago.
As it is a time of emergencies and crises, it also presents itself as a time of struggle. In such a context, we witness the emergence of social movements, an intensification of political and environmental activism, and agendas aimed at equity gained strength in discussions held around the world. In the Andean countries, the Mapuche (Wenufoye) and Whippala flags have brought, along with their struggles, a time of hope and resistance to other peoples around the world and peoples who join their struggles in their territory.
Against this backdrop, we present the theme of the XX IOSTE International Symposium: "Esperançar in uncertain times: the role of science and technology education in a changing world." The term esperançar is a neologism in Portuguese, created based on Freire's thought, derived from “esperança” (hope) and “esperar” (wait). According to Freire, “Hope (esperança) [...] does not consist in crossing one's arms and waiting. As long as I fight, I am moved by hope; and if I fight with hope, then I can wait” (Freire, 2005, p. 92)
It is therefore a verb that translates hope into action - esperançar. By proposing this theme, we intend to encourage the IOSTE community to think about possible collective futures, considering that education never occurs in a political vacuum, as Freire teaches us. We want to involve teachers of basic and higher education and the entire community of researchers in science and technology education in debates involving critical and post-critical pedagogies, social movements, decolonial perspectives, as a source of hope and resistance in science education. May this act of esperançar for reality through knowledge in science and technology and the ancestral knowledge of all peoples on Earth, serve as a support for us to think and act on the problems that affect the world.
IOSTE Organizing Committee
The International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) is an international organization which aims to encourage informed debate, reflection on and research into science and technology (S & T) education. IOSTE was established in 1979 to promote contact and dialogue across political and ideological borders. A key concern is that education in S & T should be a vital part of the general education of the peoples of all countries.
IOSTE has a board (committee) with representation from all regions of the world, and convenes international as well as regional symposia. These symposia provide for scholarly exchange and collaboration.
The symposia gather researchers, policy makers, teachers and others who are concerned about how science and technology can contribute to the outlined in our mission statement.
You can visit IOSTE official home page at https://ioste.org/
The IOSTE International Symposium 2022 will be held in a hybrid format, allowing participants in two modalities: in person and virtual.
In the in person modality participants will be able to participate in all activities offered by the Symposium: pre-conference, cultural activities, overture, keynotes conference, symposiums, PhD & Early Career Meeting, Regional Meetings, final assembly/closure and oral and poster in-person sessions.
In the virtual modality, participants will be able to participate in: overture, final assembly/closure and keynotes conference by live streaming on Internet. Moreover, it will be possible to participate in the PhD & Early Career Meeting, Regional Meetings, symposiums and oral online sessions through the ZOOM Meeting platform.
The hybrid format of the event was proposed in order to congregate the maximum of participants around the World, considering the financial and sanitary issues that assolate different countries.
Chairs
Secretary
Local Committee
Scientific Committee
Executive Board IOSTE
To see full 2020-2022 board click here
The visual identity of the IOSTE Syposium 2022 is based on xilogravura art. Xilogravura is an engraving technique in which wood is used as a matrix and enables the reproduction of the image engraved on paper or other suitable support. It's a process much like a stamp.
Even being a technique developed since century VI in Chinese culture and used in European middle Ages, in Northeast of Brazil it was incorporate as a cultural manifestation to represents popular stories of the quotidian and folk myths from northeastern people. This manifestation was through the called cordel literature, combining the xilogravura art with poetry to tell about cultural elements from Northeast region.
The main brazilian artist from xilogravura and cordel literature are Gilvan Samico, José Costa Leite, J. Borges, Amaro Francisco e José Lourenço. You can learn more about them and other representative cultural manifestation from Brazil at http://www.cnfcp.gov.br/index.php
The International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) declares itself appalled by the invasion of Ukraine in a clear violation of international law, territorial integrity and the sovereignty of Ukraine. In the face of such brutality by Russia against an independent and sovereign state, we would like to extend our solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people.
Part of the mission of IOSTE is to encourage the “peaceful and ethical use of science and technology in the service of humankind.”
In accordance with our organizational mission and values, we call for an immediate end to the Russian invasion and the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and peace for the Ukrainian people. We join other organizations in the education and research communities in condemning this invasion, including Education International (https://www.csee-etuce.org/images/Statements/2022-02_Joint_EI-ETUCE_Statement_Ukraine.pdf).
As part of its mission, IOSTE also encourages international collaboration in the domains of research and development and promotes cooperation with other international organizations. And at this moment, Ukrainian researchers and teachers are fighting for their lives and for their country and do not have a peaceful environment to promote scientific and technological education that contributes to the promotion of peace, equity and social justice.
Faced with the barbaric acts of an unjustified war, with the destruction of schools and kindergartens, victimizing the civilian population including children, we reiterate our solidarity and support to Ukrainian teachers and researchers, including their families and the Ukrainian community in general.
As an international organization that promotes science and technology education, we will continue to foster a space to promote cultural diversity, mutual understanding, and human values and defend peace, democracy and social justice.
#Slava Ukraini!
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25/07/2022 At UFPE (Center of Education) |
26/07/2022 At Mar Hotel Conventions |
27/07/2022 | 28/07/2022 At Mar Hotel Conventions |
29/07/2022 At Mar Hotel Conventions |
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09:00 AM | Registration | Blended oral session 1 | Excursions + Cultural Activities |
Blended oral session 4 | Blended oral session 6 | 09:00 AM | |||||||||||||||
09:30 AM | 09:30 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM | Special pre-conference in honour of Paulo Freire |
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10:40 AM | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | 10:40 AM | |||||||||||||||||
11:00 AM | Keynote 2 Hyunju Lee |
Keynote 3 Pedro Reis |
Keynote 4 Emilia Nhalevilo |
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11:30 AM | 11:30 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||
12:20 PM | 12:20 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
12:20 PM | Lunch (Provided by the conference) |
Lunch (Provided by the conference) |
Lunch (Provided by the conference) |
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1:00 PM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
1:30 PM | 1:30 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
2:00 PM | Blended oral session 2 | Blended symposia 1 | Blended symposia 2 | 2:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM | 2:30 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
3:00 PM | Board Meeting 1 | 3:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||
3:40 PM | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | 3:40 PM | |||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM | Blended oral session 3 | Blended oral session 5 | IOSTE General Assembly Closure Ceremony |
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4:30 PM | 4:30 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:00 PM | Opening | 5:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||
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6:00 PM | Keynote 1 Cristiano Mattos |
PhD & Early Career Meeting + Board Meeting 2 |
Regional Meetings* | Poster session | Board Meeting 3 | 6:00 PM | |||||||||||||||
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7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | 7:30 PM | |||||||||||||||||||
8:00 PM | Gala Dinner | 8:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||
8:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
TIME ZONES:
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Early Career Researchers (roughly defined as those awarded PhD no more than five years ago) and PhD candidates are invited to join the special sessions promoted by XX IOSTE Symposium 2022. Considering both groups will be the future of the community of science education and of IOSTE, this opportunity will provide a dedicated space to discuss critically the future of research in science education, the challenges and opportunities for early-career researchers and PhD students, and to meet and greet colleagues, get to know each other studies’ and possibly build future collaborations.
Click here to see the PhD & Early Career Meetings program detailed
IOSTE 2022 will have a special pre-conference as a celebration for the 20th edition of the IOSTE Symposium. The program will be aligned with the conference general theme.
Descriptive Program
Pre-conference
ESPERANÇAR: POSSIBLE DIALOGUES WITH PAULO FREIRE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIBERATING, CRITICAL AND TRANSFORMING AGENDA
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Tentative Program
10:00-11:30 - Opening Conference – Prof. Dr. Antônio Gouvêa (UFSCar)
Science and Technology Education as the practice of freedom: dialogue, emancipate, and esperançar
11:30-12:30 – Conversation Groups (participants will be invited to meet up in groups for presenting and discussion their Freire-based S&T education
experiences)
12:30 – Official photo at the Paulo Freire statue
12:35 – 13:30 – Lunch (included in the fee)
13:30 – 15:00 – Culture Circle
15:30 – 15:15 – Pre-conference closing
15:15 – 16:00 – Visit to the Paulo Freire Chair
Regional | Representative (2020-22) | Time | Day |
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Southeast Asia | Margaret Chan Kit Yok
(Malaysia) drmchan@sarawak.edu.my |
8pm (Brazil) 7am (Malaysian time on the 28 July) |
July 27 th |
Far East Asia | Hyunju Lee (Korea) hlee25@ewha.ac.kr |
8am (Brazil) 8pm (in Korea) |
July 27 th |
South Asia | Narendra Dadarao Deshmukh (India) ndd@hbcse.tifr.res.in |
9.00 am (Brazil) 5.30 pm (India) |
July 27 th |
North-West Asia and Persian Gulf | Mohammadreza Behrangi (Iran) behrangimr@yahoo.com |
10:30am (Brazil) 5pm (Tehran time) |
July 27 th |
Southern Africa | Asheena SinghPillay
(South Africa) pillaya5@ukzn.ac.za |
17am (Brazil) 12pm (South Africa time) |
July 27 th |
Mediterranean |
Mónica Baptista (Portugal) mbaptista@ie.ulisboa.pt Cansel Kadioglu (Turkey) canselkadioglu@gmail.com |
11:30 am (Lisbon,
Portugal) 7:30 am(Brazil) |
July 27 th |
Eastern and Central Europe |
Katarzyna Potyrala (Poland) potyrala@up.krakow.pl |
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Nordic Countries |
Veronica Flodin (Sweden) veronica.flodin@mnd.su.se |
8:00 am (Brazil) 1:00 pm (Nordic time) |
July 28 th |
North America |
Stephen Adams (USA) Stephen.adams@csulb.edu |
6:00 pm in Recife,
Brazil 02:00 pm Pacific Time (US and Canada) 3:00 pm Mountain time (Denver, USA) 4:00 pm Central Time (Chicago, USA) 5:00 pm Eastern Time (New York, USA) |
July 27 th |
North America |
Stephen Adams (USA) Stephen.adams@csulb.edu |
6:00 pm in Recife,
Brazil 02:00 pm Pacific Time (US and Canada) 3:00 pm Mountain time (Denver, USA) 4:00 pm Central Time (Chicago, USA) 5:00 pm Eastern Time (New York, USA) |
July 27 th |
Central America and Caribbean |
Laila Boisselle (Trinidad and
Tobago/UAE) boissellelaila@gmail.com |
7-9pm (Brazil) 6-8pm GMT-4 |
July 27 th |
South America |
Daisy de Brito Rezende (Brazil) dbrezend@iq.usp.br Roberto Soares da Cruz Hastenreiter (Brazil) roberto.cruz@ifrj.edu.br |
1-2 pm (Brazil, Brasília time) | July 28 th |
Western Europe |
John Oversby (UK) oversby61@gmail.com |
Done May 17-18 th |
Regional | Participants |
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South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Equador, French Gyuiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
Central America and Caribbean | Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Antigua and Barbura, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Ouerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago |
North America | Canada, United States of America and Mexico |
Nordic Countries | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Island, Iceland, |
Eastern and Central Europe | Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Moldova |
West Europe | Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg |
West Africa | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |
Southern Africa | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
East and Central Africa | Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic - Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé & Principe |
Mediterranean | France, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Lybia, Egypt and Sudan |
Northern-West Asia and Persian Gulf | Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Jordan, Yemen, Syria, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Turkmenista, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan |
South Asia | Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
Far East Asia | China, Japan, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea, Macao Mongolia, and Taiwan |
South East Asia | Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. |
South West Pacific | Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. |
An equitable and just education plays a central role in developing individuals’ emancipation and a healthy participatory democracy. Particularly, critical and humanistic science education has become increasingly relevant to developing critical thinking on contemporary socio-political and environmental problems. Since the education and political-economic context are not apart, in Capitalism, the school curricula’ typical objective is to train individuals to job marked to face any labor conditions, not helping to overcame contradictions coming from the unequal distribution of production. It intensifies social polarization, creating favorable conditions for authoritarian and fundamentalist perspectives to emerge. Unfortunately, in this context, school science is taught as a product and not a process, and the public discourse on science is presented as jargon and disputing with anti-scientific and pseudo-scientific narratives. Based on the Historical-Cultural Activity Theory and the Freirean perspective, we will reflect on a critical science education connected with contemporary social necessities and present examples of science teaching activities establishing empowering and reciprocal relationships between school and everyday life.
As Ulrich Beck noted, we are living in a “risk society,” in which scientific and technological advances unceasingly create new forms of risks such as infectious diseases, exposure to dangerous chemicals, devastated environment, and energy shortages. Such examples of risks inherent in modern society are often unpredictable and largely uncertain. Many scholars and educators claim that students should develop social responsibility and capabilities to actively engage in SSI discourse, to make informed decisions on SSIs and furthermore to collaboratively participate in problem solving. Along the line, we initiated a 3-year research project, called the “ENACT project” (supported by Korean Research Foundation). “ENACT” is an acronym for the five stages of investigation and more evidently emphasizes both critical examination of SSIs and responsible practice and actions by introducing two Cycles. Cycle I (Stages 1-3) aims to alter epistemological beliefs on science and technology development as identifying SSIs in the fields and examining various aspects of the issues. And Cycle II (Stages 4-5) promotes RRI values by conducting scientific and engineering practice and societal actions. In the presentation, I would like to share the details of the ENACT project and introduce its implementation and educational outcomes.
“‘Esperançar’ is to get up, ‘esperançar’ is to go after, ‘esperançar’ is to build, ‘esperançar’ is not to give up! ‘Esperançar’ is to carry on, ‘esperançar’ is to join with others to do in another way…” (Paulo Freire) The citizen’s capacity to act in society as an agent of change constitutes an important element of environmental citizenship. This conference presents a proposal for Environmental Citizenship Education strongly based on activism initiatives. It discusses the importance of these initiatives in developing citizens' willingness and skills for critical, active and democratic involvement in preventing and solving environmental problems. The possible and desirable combination of youth activism and citizen science as a catalyst for citizens’ empowerment to participate in the global effort of sustainable development and the assumption of responsibility for future generations is also discussed. Youth activism represents a key element in Environmental Citizenship Education, enabling students to exercise their environmental rights and duties and to develop knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that empower them as problem solvers capable of addressing contemporary environmental problems.
This presentation is about Science and IKS Education. The focus is on the view of science education philosophy as a pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is metaphor I am using to explore what I call a nomadic paradigmatic standpoint in teaching Science. This paradigm invites Science educators to endeavor a journey of understanding of different ways of constructing knowledge derived from different ontologies. In contrast with a sedentary paradigmatic standpoint which creates fixed points, dualistic reasoning and shields segregation, a nomadic view invites the possibility of an harmonious dialogue between different world-views. Through a nomadic paradigm we can move on to visiting sometimes unknown places, like a pilgrim who seeks a higher understanding of himself and of the world. To support this philosophy of science education I take the Contiguity Argumentation Theory as stated by Meshack Ogunniyi. Through this theory, we can reflect and explore paths for the coexistence of Science and IKS in school context and further, we can uncover the implications of that standpoint for universities in producing and managing knowledge.
Dec 1st (2021) - Feb 15th, 2022
Apr 05th - Apr 10th, 2022
Apr 11th - May 1th, 2022
May 15th, 2022
Jul 25th, 2022
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