Towards the embedment of Responsible Research and Innovation in Science Education

Abstract

This paper focuses on the relationship between Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and Science Education (SE). The aim of the paper is twofold: on the one hand it aims to discuss the need for developing a comprehensive and coherent framework that allows the integration of aspects of RRI in SE – which is attempted through a synthetic literature review on the relationship between RRI and SE. On the other hand this paper presents the framework of the ENGAGE project and discusses its potential as a comprehensive and coherent approach for embedding aspects of RRI in SE – with an emphasis on the framework’s added value at the levels of curriculum development and educational practice.