Search results for "Citizen"
showing 10 items of 611 documents
Citizen science projects for monitoring alien macrophytes
2016
To understand the invasive potential and the spread dynamics of an alien species, any newly colonized area needs to be quickly detected. Therefore, regular monitoring programs and public awareness campaigns are essential. Since intensive monitoring activities involving scientists are expensive, the occurrence and spread of marine species could remain undetected or could be detected only years after the initial colonization. Citizen Science initiatives, a potential solution to this problem providing supplemental information that would otherwise be lost, are able to involve different groups of volunteers: students, tourists, divers, underwater photographers, amateurs and fishermen. Volunteers…
BiodiverCity: a first investigation on bird communities in two urban green areas of Palermo, Sicily
2019
Since the 1980s, there has been a growing worldwide interest on urban bird diversity. The avifauna of Mediterranean cities has been however poorly investigated with standardized methods. Accordingly, our investigation aimed to record breeding and migrating species in two XVIII-century green areas of Palermo town: Villa Trabia (8 ha) and the Botanical Garden (10 ha). Starting from spring 2019, we carried 15 census sessions by point-counts, during the morning hours (10 points at Villa Trabia and 11 at the Botanical Garden, set with a minimum distance of 50 m) by recording, in each point, all the birds seen or heard within 10 min. Our preliminary results show that the study sites are mainly vi…
The Project “Caulerpa cylindracea in the Egadi Islands”: citizens and scientists working together to monitor marine alien species
2016
The creation of early-warning systems is crucial for preventing and reducing the risk of invasive species introduction. In this respect, the contribution of citizen-scientists (tourists, students, teachers, divers and fishermen) in providing information and data (validated by taxonomic experts) on the occurrence of marine invasive species that would otherwise be impossible to collect, is crucial in understanding the phenomenon of biological invasions. The Citizen Science Project “Caulerpa cylindracea - Egadi Islands”, launched in 2014 and ended in 2016, aimed at creating a database on the spread dynamics and the levels of threat of the invasive green alga Caulerpa cylindracea within the Ega…
Citizen Science: Sicilian Naturalistic News. 1. Natula averni (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) ; 2. Lindenia tetraphylla (Odonata, Gomphidae).
2019
The 2nd and the 3rd record in Sicily for Natula averni; the 1st was at Belice mouth (ODÉ et al., 2011). The 2nd site record in Sicily for Lindenia tetraphylla; the 1st was at lake “Lago della Trinità” (Castelvetrano,Trapani) (SURDO, 2017).
Piccoli Cittadini per una grande Scienza. Un esperimento alternativo di Citizen Science.
2017
Citizenship Education at the Republican Schools in France: Comprehensive Review and Teachers' Points of View
2019
Citizenship Education at the Republican Schools in France: Comprehensive Review and Teachers' Points of View This thesis deals with citizenship education in France, a subject that has been on the agenda for some thirty years and the object of intense debates, especially in a national community deeply shocked by recent terrorist attacks. As there are but few studies on the subject, especially from an empirical perspective (Bozec, 2016), our objective is a comprehensive review of citizenship education in France. We explore how the subject is conceived officially and integrates national curricula as well as how it is implemented at school. In fact, we seek to answer the question: how is citize…
Main needs and best practices in citizenship and intercultural education in Europe
2008
Training citizenship and intercultural education in Europe: Main needs and best practices
2008
Tra.C.I.E. project: Training Citizenship and Intercultural Education in Europe
2009
The paper is a report about the project “Training Citizenship and Intercultural Education: methods and resources for adult learning (Tra.C.I.E.)”, that is funded by EC (LLP – Grundtvig, Multilateral projects). It involves organizations of 5 European countries (Italy, Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania, and Spain) and it is aimed at developing a set of curricula for the training of the educators in the field of Intercultural and Citizenship Education. During the first stages of the project, an analysis of the main needs of the target groups in the countries of the consortium was performed. At the same time, through the exchange of best practices a set of training resources was selected. Then, on th…
Violences scolaires et culture (s)
2005
La question de la violence scolaire est d'abord une question politique. L'École est un lieu politique parce que s'y jouent des jeux et enjeux de pouvoir dont la violence scolaire est la forme émergente. L'École de la République est aujourd'hui confrontée à des demandes croissantes de pluralité culturelles et cultuelles. Comment est-il possible de comprendre les formes de violence et de déviances scolaires ? Voici les résultats d'un colloque organisé dans et par un lycée.