PROMOTING NANOSCIENCE TOPICS IN FORMAL EDUCATION
PROMOTING NANOSCIENCE TOPICS IN FORMAL EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: In general, considering a reasonable and relative periodicity, the school curriculum has to pass a processof updating and/or reform - in many cases, in strong connection to the nature and extent of the changesthat occurred in each educational system, but also linked with what is happening in the society.Nowadays, many opportunities for getting knowledge and developing personal and social affirmation ofeach individual are related to the spectacular advancement of science and technology. In the actualcontext, significant changes are noticed in the labor market, pushing the educational systems to anticipatethe needs of the near-future society, not just to react to technological developments. In this respect,creativity, entrepreneurial and managerial skills, responsible use of technology, responsible research andinnovation, are already present in the education of the 21st century. In this respect, nano-education hasbeen introduced and developed in Romania, and recording an entire process of consolidation, especiallyat the level of higher education - promoting nano-area as one of the most dynamic big domains in theworld of research since the beginning of the century. However, in secondary education, thepreoccupations remain sporadic, several positive aspects being recorded especially in non-formaleducation. This paper tries to offer an answer related to how important nano-education is for the actualgeneration of youngers, and what are the main problems that teachers face when trying to promote aspectslinked with the nano-world.

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