Building Europe’s quantum technology education community

IF 5.6 2区 物理与天体物理 Q1 OPTICS
Simon Goorney, Eleni Karydi, Jacob Sherson
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In this article, we investigate the development of the European field of Quantum Technology education, by drawing on the framework of activity theory (AT), most frequently employed in the social sciences. Focusing on the QTEdu CSA, an impactful European project intended to unite stakeholders in QT education, we study the evolution of 11 pilot projects, cross-cutting education for members of the public, high schools, universities, and industry. The pilots are modelled as activities, drawing on data from 402 online profiles, 33 written reports, and 13 interviews conducted with pilot coordinators and members. Through identifying their elements in the language of activity theory, we examine the structure of the community, and the interactions between the individuals, which may have contributed to the development of QT education in Europe. To do so, we use activity theoretic concepts such as contradiction and expansive learning, offering a practical explanation for using AT to model communities, such that it may benefit future research studying community-based transformations in STEM education.

打造欧洲量子技术教育界
在本文中,我们通过借鉴活动理论(AT)的框架,研究了欧洲量子技术教育领域的发展,活动理论(AT)最常用于社会科学。关注QTEdu CSA,这是一个有影响力的欧洲项目,旨在联合QT教育的利益相关者,我们研究了11个试点项目的演变,为公众、高中、大学和行业成员提供交叉教育。根据402份网上资料、33份书面报告以及对试点协调员和成员进行的13次访谈的数据,这些试点项目被模拟为活动。通过识别他们在活动理论语言中的元素,我们研究了社区的结构,以及个体之间的相互作用,这可能有助于欧洲QT教育的发展。为此,我们使用活动理论概念,如矛盾和扩张性学习,为使用AT建模社区提供了一个实际的解释,这样它可能有利于未来研究STEM教育中社区转型的研究。
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EPJ Quantum Technology
EPJ Quantum Technology Physics and Astronomy-Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
CiteScore
7.70
自引率
7.50%
发文量
28
审稿时长
71 days
期刊介绍: Driven by advances in technology and experimental capability, the last decade has seen the emergence of quantum technology: a new praxis for controlling the quantum world. It is now possible to engineer complex, multi-component systems that merge the once distinct fields of quantum optics and condensed matter physics. EPJ Quantum Technology covers theoretical and experimental advances in subjects including but not limited to the following: Quantum measurement, metrology and lithography Quantum complex systems, networks and cellular automata Quantum electromechanical systems Quantum optomechanical systems Quantum machines, engineering and nanorobotics Quantum control theory Quantum information, communication and computation Quantum thermodynamics Quantum metamaterials The effect of Casimir forces on micro- and nano-electromechanical systems Quantum biology Quantum sensing Hybrid quantum systems Quantum simulations.
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