A Positionality Tool to Support Ethical Research and Inclusion in the Participatory Sciences

November 26th, 2024 | RESEARCH

The paper urges critical self-reflection by those who organize participatory science projects. The paper details the development of a tool (worksheet) to help organizers understand the ways they influence the project environment and to see their blind spots and biases. The self-reflection can prepare organizers to help their project advance equity, inclusion, and scientific productivity.

Document

https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.684

Team Members

Caren Cooper, Author
Danielle Lin Hunter, Author
Jan-Michael Archer, Author
Hasibe Caballero-Gomez, Author
Chris Hawn, Author
Valerie Johnson, Author
Graise Lee Jenni, Author
Na’Taki Osborne Jelks, Author
Zakiya Leggett, Author
Rajul Pandya, Author
Nirav Patel, Author
Deja Perkins, Author
Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Author
Lisa Rasmussen, Author

Citation

Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.684

Publication: Citizen Science: Theory & Practice
Volume: 9
Number: 1
Page(s): 28

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: CCESTEM
Award Number: 1835352

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 2139265

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 2313996

Tags

Audience: Adults | Evaluators | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research | Research Products
Environment Type: Citizen Science Programs | Public Programs