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Public participation in decision-making has in the last decades become a common refrain in political and scientific discourse, yet it does not often truly come to fruition. The present study...
DATE: June 16th, 2014
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Previous studies on public engagement with science have identified various difficulties in the encounters between experts and lay people. However, there is a scarcity of research investigating expert-youth interaction. In...
DATE: April 8th, 2014
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In this theoretical paper we explore the use of narrative as a learning tool in informal science settings. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to explore how narrative can...
DATE: April 2nd, 2014
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Modern society has led many people to become consumers of data unlike previous generations. How this shift in the way information is communicated and received â including in areas of...
DATE: March 25th, 2014
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Sharing scientific knowledge in conflict zones may not sound like a priority. Still science communicators can contribute to address social issues by inviting people to experience research practice, engaging them...
DATE: May 6th, 2014
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Science centers are seen as places for communication of science very focused on the mise en scène of the content and methodologies of natural sciences. However, in the recent history,...
DATE: May 6th, 2014
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Socially inclusive science communication has to take place where people spend most of their time â within their communities. The concept of knowledge rooms uses empty shops in socially disadvantaged...
DATE: May 6th, 2014
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Science communication is an increasingly important field of activity, research and policy. It should not be assumed however, that science communication practices provide equitable and empowering opportunities for everyone. Social...
DATE: June 5th, 2014
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Social inclusion is an emerging preoccupation in the science communication field. The political value of science communication (e.g. in terms of empowerment) and the necessity to address all audiences has...
DATE: June 5th, 2014
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Metaphors and visualizations are important for science communication, though they may have limitations. This paper describes the development and evaluation of a novel interactive visualization, the "Dynamic Evolutionary Map"' (DEM),...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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In contrast to past consensus, many authors now feel that the passive voice compromises the quality of scientific writing. However, studies involving scientific articles are rare. Using a corpus of...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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This paper explores media coverage of climate science through a selection of Spanish newspapers (El PaĂs, El Mundo, ABC, ExpansiĂłn and Levante). We selected a stratified random sample of 363...
DATE: March 4th, 2014
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The study investigated the extent to which transmission and cognition, the first two stages in the research use process, are accomplished for winemakers. âTransmission-cognitionâ was operationalized as the frequency of...
DATE: February 11th, 2014
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As science museums and centres (SMC) broaden their practices to include the development of scientific citizenship, evaluation needs also to take account of this dimension of their practices. It requires...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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Evaluations of science communication activities before, during and after their implementation can provide findings that are useful in planning further activities. As some selected examples show, designing such evaluation is...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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The great increase in visitor studies on science museums and centres (SMC) has been marked also by a shift in approach to these studies, paying more attention to the social...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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An evaluation toolkit developed as part of the EU-funded PLACES project was applied in 26 case studies across Europe. Results show, among other things, the contribution of science communication initiatives...
DATE: March 13th, 2014
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In the last two years SISSA Medialab designed, tested and evaluated two projects aiming at empowering children (in one case) and teenagers (in the other) to act as science journalists...
DATE: November 12th, 2013
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Listening to and empowering children is a main objective of the EU project SIS Catalyst â Children as Change Agents for Science in Society. Within this frame, a training workshop...
DATE: November 12th, 2013
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Children Universities are an emerging approach and acknowledged example of successful science communication for and with children. They represent in fact a scheme to implement science in society and society...
DATE: November 12th, 2013
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Childrenâs issues have become a greater priority on political agendas since the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Each government has agreed to...
DATE: November 12th, 2013
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This project takes an ethnographic and design-based approach to understanding how and what people learn from participation in makerspaces and explores the features of those environments that can be leveraged...
DATES: September 1st, 2012 - February 28th, 2017
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Through a comparative case study, Sheridan and colleagues explore how makerspaces may function as learning environments. Drawing on field observations, interviews, and analysis of artifacts, videos, and other documents, the...
DATE: November 1st, 2014
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In this essay, Erica Halverson and Kimberly Sheridan provide the context for research on the maker movement as they consider the emerging role of making in education. The authors describe...
DATE: November 1st, 2014
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The Maker Movement is a community of hobbyists, tinkerers, engineers, hackers, and artists who creatively design and build projects for both playful and useful ends. There is growing interest among...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
