Citizen Science & Environmental Education for Sustainability-Online training course: Module 1-Citizen Science: Basic concepts, approaches and practices

The first module of the Training Course attempts to define and delimit the field of Citizen Science (CS).
This is done by citing various definitions of CS, providing a historical review of events that determined its genesis and development to date and through the presentation of the different ways in which citizens are involved in CS practices, with reference to the factors that motivate them to participate in CS activities, a discussion on the benefits derived from disseminating and implementing CS, a summary of the basic principles guiding it and, finally, an initial attempt to examine its relationship with education.
The entire above are approached in Module 1 as answers to the following questions:

• What is the definition of ‘’Citizen Science’’ (CS)?
• How did CS begin and develop?
• How are citizens involved in CS activities and programmes?
• What are citizens’ motivations for participation inCS?
• What are the benefits from the development of CS?
• What are the principles of CS?
• How is CS connected with education?