Science Communication And Public Engagement

Author : Faith Kearns
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781642830743

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Getting to the Heart of Science Communication by Faith Kearns Pdf

Scientists today working on controversial issues from climate change to drought to COVID-19 are finding themselves more often in the middle of deeply traumatizing or polarized conflicts they feel unprepared to referee. It is no longer enough for scientists to communicate a scientific topic clearly. They must now be experts not only in their fields of study, but also in navigating the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of members of the public they engage with, and with each other. And the conversations are growing more fraught. In Getting to the Heart of Science Communication, Faith Kearns has penned a succinct guide for navigating the human relationships critical to the success of practice-based science. This meticulously researched volume takes science communication to the next level, helping scientists to see the value of listening as well as talking, understanding power dynamics in relationships, and addressing the roles of trauma, loss, grief, and healing.

Author : John C. Besley,Anthony Dudo
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781421444208

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Strategic Science Communication by John C. Besley,Anthony Dudo Pdf

This guidebook is essential reading for all professionals in the field.

Author : John K. Gilbert,Susan M. Stocklmayer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136662683

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Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology by John K. Gilbert,Susan M. Stocklmayer Pdf

Science communication seeks to engage individuals and groups with evidence-based information about the nature, outcomes, and social consequences of science and technology. This text provides an overview of this burgeoning field ─ the issues with which it deals, important influences that affect it, the challenges that it faces. It introduces readers to the research-based literature about science communication and shows how it relates to actual or potential practice. A "Further Exploration" section provides suggestions for activities that readers might do to explore the issues raised. Organized around five themes, each chapter addresses a different aspect of science communication: • Models of science communication – theory into practice • Challenges in communicating science • Major themes in science communication • Informal learning • Communication of contemporary issues in science and society Relevant for all those interested in and concerned about current issues and developments in science communication, this volume is an ideal text for courses and a must-have resource for faculty, students, and professionals in this field.

Author : Denisse Vásquez-Guevara
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781666903447

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Science Communication and Public Engagement by Denisse Vásquez-Guevara Pdf

This book offers a historical description of science communication and addresses the gaps in the literature with the correspondent counterproposals to address these issues to promote audiences' engagement with science. Denisse Vásquez-Guevara offers practical guidelines to develop and implement effective science communication. Contributors present several communication theories, research and participatory intervention methodologies, data collection, and facilitation tools contrasted with scientific evidence and case studies to illustrate how to carry out engaging initiatives that unite researchers and people around collaboration and interest in scientific research. Scholars of science communication, participatory-action research, and decolonial methodologies will find this book of particular interest.

Author : Richard Holliman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106019988861

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Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age by Richard Holliman Pdf

Sections include: Engaging with public engagement, Researching public engagement, Studying science in popular media, Mediating science news, Communicating science in popular media and Examining audiences for popular science.

Author : John K. Gilbert,Sue Stocklmayer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415896269

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Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology by John K. Gilbert,Sue Stocklmayer Pdf

This text provides an overview of the burgeoning field of science and technology communication─the issues with which it deals, what is known about it, and the challenges that it faces.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Science of Science Communication: A Research Agenda
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309451055

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Communicating Science Effectively by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on the Science of Science Communication: A Research Agenda Pdf

Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other considerations as they make important life decisions about medical care, the safety of foods, what to do about climate change, and many other issues. Communicating science effectively, however, is a complex task and an acquired skill. Moreover, the approaches to communicating science that will be most effective for specific audiences and circumstances are not obvious. Fortunately, there is an expanding science base from diverse disciplines that can support science communicators in making these determinations. Communicating Science Effectively offers a research agenda for science communicators and researchers seeking to apply this research and fill gaps in knowledge about how to communicate effectively about science, focusing in particular on issues that are contentious in the public sphere. To inform this research agenda, this publication identifies important influences â€" psychological, economic, political, social, cultural, and media-related â€" on how science related to such issues is understood, perceived, and used.

Author : Elizabeth Stallman Brown,Laurence Yeung,National Research Council,Keegan Sawyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309301939

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Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication by Elizabeth Stallman Brown,Laurence Yeung,National Research Council,Keegan Sawyer Pdf

Advances in the life sciences - from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities - have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural world. Improved public understanding of such scientific advances has the potential to benefit both individuals and society through enhanced quality of life and environmental protection, improved K-12 and undergraduate science education, greater understanding of human connections to the natural world, and more sustainable policies and regulations. Yet few systems of support exist to help life scientist communicators share their research with a broad range of public audiences, or engage the public in discussions about their work. Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication is the summary of a two-part workshop convened in December 2013 and January 2014 by the National Research Council Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences to identify infrastructure-related barriers that inhibit or prohibit life scientists from communicating about their work and characteristics of infrastructure that facilitate or encourage scientists to engage with public audiences. The workshop featured both formal presentations and panel discussions among participants from academia, industry, journalism, the federal government, and nonprofit organizations. The presentations highlighted the motivations of and challenges to life scientist communicators, theoretical approaches to science communication, examples of different types of infrastructure to support science communication, and the need for building more sustainable science communication infrastructures. This report considers communication infrastructure across a range of life science institutions, including federal agencies, academia, industry, and nonprofit organizations and explores novel approaches to facilitate effective science communication.

Author : Frans Van Dam,Liesbeth De Bakker,Anne M Dijkstra,Eric Allen Jensen
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811209895

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Science Communication: An Introduction by Frans Van Dam,Liesbeth De Bakker,Anne M Dijkstra,Eric Allen Jensen Pdf

'The book provides a concise, informative, comprehensive, and current overview of key issues in the field of science communication, the background of science communication, its theoretical bases, and its links to science communication practice. Especially the link between theory / research and practice is very well developed in the book and in the individual chapters. I think that is valuable for both readers new to the field of science communication, but also for those who identify with only one of these sides … it is indeed a comprehensive and concise overview, convincing in its aim to link theory, research, and practice and I will definitely use it for my lectures on science communication.'JCOM - Journal of Science CommunicationA concise, coherent and easily readable textbook about the field of science communication, connecting the practice of science communicators with theory. In the book, recent trends and shifts in the field resonate, such as the transition from telling about science to interacting with the public and the importance of science communication in health and environmental communication. The chapters have been written by experts in their disciplines, coming from philosophy of science and communication studies to health communication and science journalism. Cases from around the world illustrate science communication in practice. The book provides a broad, up-to-date and coherent introduction to science communication for both, students of science communication and related fields, as well as professionals.Related Link(s)

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309182140

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Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA Pdf

This symposium, which was held on March 10-11, 2003, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, brought together policy experts and managers from the government and academic sectors in both developed and developing countries to (1) describe the role, value, and limits that the public domain and open access to digital data and information have in the context of international research; (2) identify and analyze the various legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in digital data and information, and their potential effects on international research; and (3) review the existing and proposed approaches for preserving and promoting the public domain and open access to scientific and technical data and information on a global basis, with particular attention to the needs of developing countries.

Author : Laura Bowater,Kay Yeoman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119993124

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Science Communication by Laura Bowater,Kay Yeoman Pdf

Science communication is a rapidly expanding area and meaningful engagement between scientists and the public requires effective communication. Designed to help the novice scientist get started with science communication, this unique guide begins with a short history of science communication before discussing the design and delivery of an effective engagement event. Along with numerous case studies written by highly regarded international contributors, the book discusses how to approach face-to-face science communication and engagement activities with the public while providing tips to avoid potential pitfalls. This book has been written for scientists at all stages of their career, including undergraduates and postgraduates wishing to engage with effective science communication for the first time, or looking to develop their science communication portfolio.

Author : LeeAnn Kahlor,Patricia Stout
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135269791

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Communicating Science by LeeAnn Kahlor,Patricia Stout Pdf

This volume explores the evolution of science communication, addressing key issues and offering substance for future study. Harnessing the energies of junior scholars on the forefront of science communication, this work pushes the boundaries of research forward, allowing scholars to sample the multiple paradigms and agendas that will play a role in shaping the future of science communication. Editors LeeAnn Kahlor and Patricia Stout challenge their readers to channel the energy within these chapters to build or continue to build their own research agendas as all scholars work together – across disciplines – to address questions of public understanding of science and communicating science. These chapters are intended to inspire still more research questions, to help aspiring science communication scholars locate their own creative and original research programs, and to help veteran science communication scholars expand their existing programs such that they can more actively build interdisciplinary bridges. Crossing methodological boundaries, work from quantitative and qualitative scholars, social scientists and rhetoricians is represented here. This volume is developed for practitioners and scholars alike – for anyone who is concerned about or interested in the future of science and how communication is shaping and will continue to shape that future. In its progressive pursuit of interdisciplinary research streams – of thinking outside methodological and theoretical boxes – this book inspires science communication scholars at all levels to set a new standard for collaboration not just for science communication, but for communication research in general.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621968290

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Climate Change Politics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bernard Schiele,Michel Claessens,Shunke Shi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400742796

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Science Communication in the World by Bernard Schiele,Michel Claessens,Shunke Shi Pdf

This volume is aimed at all those who wonder about the mechanisms and effects of the disclosure of knowledge. Whether they have a professional interest in understanding these processes generally, or they wish to conduct targeted investigations in the PCST field, it will be useful to anyone involved in science communication, including researchers, academics, students, journalists, science museum staff, scientists high public profiles, and information officers in scientific institutions.

Author : Annette Leßmöllmann,Marcelo Dascal,Thomas Gloning
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110393217

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Science Communication by Annette Leßmöllmann,Marcelo Dascal,Thomas Gloning Pdf

Science is an essentially cooperative, critical, and dynamic enterprise. Were it not for the continuous creation and improvement of special forms of communication, argumentation, and innovation, all of them suitable for its three key features, scientific knowledge and progress could hardly be achieved. The aim of this volume is to explore the nature of science communication in its several functions, modalities, combinations, and evolution - past, present, and future. One of our objectives is to provide an overview of the richness and variety of elements that take part in performing the complex tasks and fulfilling the functions of science communication. The overall structure and criteria for the choice of topics: 1. The origin and target of a communication episode - its source(s) and addressee(s). 2. The media of communication employed. 3. The thematic field and content types. 4. The distinction between aspects of science communication (e.g., media, texttypes, domains, communicative maxims) and aspects of research on science communication (e.g., the contribution of different research traditions to the understanding of science communication). 5. The history and dynamics of science communication (past, present, and future), both in an empirical perspective (e.g., the development of the research article) and a systematic perspective (e.g., what are basic types and mechanisms of change in science communication).