Science Education Review

Terms of Reference

The Strategic Review was to:

1. Assess ICSU’s past and current activities in relation to science education
• Consider the past activities of ICSU in science education and identify any successes and failures that should inform future actions.
• Consider the interests and activities of ICSU Members, Interdisciplinary Bodies and Regional Offices in science education, identifying gaps, overlaps and synergies and possibly proposing new responsibilities for individual bodies.
2. Consider the broader context for science education
• Identify key recent developments in science education that have global implications and should inform any actions that ICSU might consider.
• Identify the key actors in science education at the international, national and local level, highlighting potential audiences and partners for ICSU.
3. Make recommendations on the future mandate, if any, for ICSU in science education
• Identify any added value that ICSU can contribute to the field of science education and, if appropriate, define the potential future focus and role(s) for ICSU in this area, for inclusion in the ICSU Strategic Plan 2012-2017.
• Define the activities and resources that will be required to fulfil any ascribed potential future role for ICSU in this area

Review Committee membership profile

Total membership: 8-10 persons was to be decided after solicitation of nominations from ICSU Members and Interdisciplinary Bodies. To ideally include:

• Natural and social scientists with an active interest in science education and from different disciplines
• A science education policy specialist
• A science educator/teacher
• Expertise in cognitive learning and education
• An IT and education expert
• A student or early career scientist
• Balanced for regional representation and gender