Des Designing Citizen en Sc Science Proje jects s wi with T Transformative Le Learn rning Potenti tial Dr Dr. Ru Ruth F Förster er tr training & be beratung ung tr training & counseling dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling Citizen Sci cience ce Wintersch chool th Ja UZH/ETH Zurich ch, 14 th Jan. 2020 2020 1
After the workshop, you will • Know how transformative learning can support the goals of citizen science projects and how you can integrate it in the design of a project. • Critically reflect a transformative Le Learning citizen science design model, its potentials and restrictions. Outcom Ou omes • Have discussed and tested selected methods for integrating transformative learning approaches in citizen science design. • Have first concrete ideas how to apply transformative learning and project design in concrete citizen science projects. 2 dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling
Pr Program 09.15 – 10.30 • Warm up & Introduction • Basic Concepts • Project / Process-Design 10.30 – 11.00 BREAK • Transformative Learning & CS 12.30 – 14.00 LUNCH • Transformative Learning (TL) & CS • TL & Process Design • Methods & Tools • Wrap Up 15.30 END dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 3
Dr Dr. sc. sc. ETHZ Z Rut uth h Förster • Since 1992: Inter- / transdisciplinary research & education (e.g. Empa St. Gall, ETH Zurich, University Basel, University of Washington, U.S.A.) • Focus: Transformative learning for sustainable development and process support for individuals & groups in transition • Dipl.- Ing. Mechanical Engineering (RWTH Aachen), Dr. sc. Environmental Engineering (ETH Zurich), Postgraduate Didatics (ETH Zurich) • Vision Quest Guide (U.S.A./D), counselor in expressive art & movement (U.S.A) & in formative psychology (in training) • Self employed as trainer, counselor and coach • Member saguf board & chair saguf working group: «Education for Sustainable Development» (https://naturwissenschaften.ch/organisations/saguf) dr. ruth förster, training & beratung, ruthfoe@yahoo.de https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthfoerster/ 4 dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling
Wa Warm-up up Individually - Please identify key features of participatory CS -> 1 PostIt for each Group - Share your results, discuss them - Identify 2 main features -> 1 PostIt for each - What do you have in common (green) Plenary - Sharing dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling Page 5
Results Wa Re Warm-up up Pa ParPcipatory CS CS Key Features Participatory CS Scientist <> Non-Scientists Ø Mutual Benefits Learning: Scientists <> non - Scientist Ø Science with societal impact Ø Continuous shared learning process Ø Co-creation process (including): research question methodology (design), knowledge (production)…. Ø Bottom up approach: e.g. non-scientists bring in questions / topics for reseaach Ø (Non-scientist): ownership feeling Ø Balance of power relations (scientists <> non-scienists) Ø Sustainable community building through collaboration Discussion Ø How do we « call» non-scientists? Ø Expressions used show how we frame the relationship btw. Scientists and non-scientists (s. e.g. Eitzel et al. 2017) dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling Page 6
Partici cipatory Citizen Sci cience ce Basic c Conce cepts dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 7
…«is the active involvement of CiP CiPzen Sc Science: non-professional scientists in A D A Defi finiPon on research» (LERU 2016, p. 3 ) dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 8
Citizen Sci cience ce understood as… …part of «Transformative Science», • " Science can catalyze social learning processes especially where societal actors are integrated in research and knowledge production processes early on. Participation can take the form of “co-design”, i.e. joint framing of research questions and development of research designs, as well as “co-production”, i.e. joint knowledge production (Mauser et al. 2013, Grunwald 2013). " (Schneidewind et al. 2016, p.5) …learning process for emancipation " Moving from Education to Engagement» • (Druschke & Seltzer, 2012) " …participatory Citizen Science (e.g. Stevens et al. 2014) • 9 dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling
«Pa ParPcipatory CiP CiPzen Sc Science ( (CS) S)» Partizipative CS Citizen Co-Created Participatory Science Research Principles (based in von Unger, 2014 ) 1. Active engagement as Co-Researchers (social actors /citizens ) in research on an equal footing 2. Processes for individual & collective (self) empowerment / enabling 3. 2- goals: scientifc - understand societal reality & societal - change it 4. Inclusions of normativity: values, preferences, evtl. interests… 5. Process & Output / Outcome are relevant dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 10
De Degree of of par participa icipatio ion in in CS CS Contractual Contributory Co-Created Collegial Collaborative 🕯 Booney et al. 2009, Shirk et al. 2012 «Co-Created projects, which are designed by scientists and members of the public working together and for which at least some of the public participants are actively involved in most or all aspects of the research process;» (Shirk et al. 2012, p. 29) dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 11
Ce Central al que questio ions ns fo for th the De Desig sign n of of CS CS Pr Projects Who is involved? Examples Why - Legitimization of research -> Intended Goals / Outcomes / - Empowerment of citizens Functions of project - Epistemic production of socially robust -> Possible contribution knowledge : -> Power relations… System - / Objective /- Transformation knowledge - Influence policy - Improving scientific literacy - Building trust in science - …. How à Different degrees & activities Different methods & Toos. When à Processes / Projectphases Where à (Physical) Space (in the field) or virtual dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 12
Op Oppor ortunit itie ies & & Ch Challe allenges in in (P (P)CS )CS dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 13
He Heter erogen eneo eous Research ch Group Citizens Scientists Different pracnces: reference systems like worldviews, mind sets, values, • interests, methods & procedures or languages Different monvanons… • … which are o\en implicit 14 dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling
Op Opportunities s & Challenges in in (P)CS Diversity & heterogeneity • Opportunities: for mutual learning between scientists and citizens, which may even be an explicit goal of the project. • Challenges: misunderstandings or strong irritation, conflicts in the research process, even hindering new learning Project / Process Design including / fostering learning 15 dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling
Pr Process-/ / Project ect -De Desi sign gn dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 16
Or Orientation on F Frame 1 1: Pr Processes & & Ph Phase ses Processes Knowledge Problem Re-integration & Co-production production Framing application of knowledge of knowledge Who is.. Capacitiy Building / … …. Training ..Why Project - ..When Involved …. Management in: ..How Process- ..Where Facilitation …. Communication Phase Phase A Phase B Phase C Source: Biberhofer & Förster, 2019 dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 17
Or Orien entation on II: II: Co Concept Pr Project-Pha Phase ses fo for Co- cr creation ba base sed on on Tr Transdisciplinary Re Research (L (Lang g et al. 2012) 2012) Societal Practice Research Scientific Practice General, cross-cutting design principles ● Facilitate continuous formative evaluation ● Mitigate conflict constellations ● Enhance capabilities for and interest in participation dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 18
Br Break ak
Gr Grou oup Wor ork Main steps / activities of each Phase A-C (slide 18)
Ph Phase se A dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 21
Pha Phase se A A – Pr Problem Fr Framing an and Te Team Bu Building g (L (Lan ang et al. al. 2012) • Create joint understanding and definition of the sustainability problem to be addressed • Collaboratively define the boundary/research object, research objectives as well as specific research questions, and success criteria • Design a methodological framework for collaborative knowledge production and integration dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 22
…P …Phase hase A Projectorganisation /Process-Facilitation • Identify scientists from relevant disciplines/scientific fields and ‘‘real- world actors’’ (integration & balance of diverse normative perspectives) • Build a collaborative research team • Design an organizational structure (responsibilities, comptences, rules, co- leading ) • Contract in advance professional facilitators who can support the team at critical stages of the research process. … consider also: Capacity Building/Training & Communication/ Community Building Tool CASE Projekttreffen 2017 www.case-ka.eu/ dr. ruth förster ・ training & counseling 23
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