September 9th, 2008 | RESEARCH
Global changes such as urbanisation, new ways of travelling, new information and communication technologies are causing radical changes in the relationships between human beings and the environment we are both a part of and depend on. Relationships which – according to a multiplicity of researches in various fields – are crucially important. Science education and the language of science risk exacerbating a tendency towards objectifying nature and inhabiting a virtual reality, thereby rendering ever more tenuous the dialogue between people and the natural world. This article examines two approaches to science and language – as products or as processes – and suggests how awareness of the dynamic relationship between language and knowledge can help restore that vital dialogue.
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Martin Dodman, Author, University of TorinoElena Camino, Author, University of Torino
Giuseppe Barbiero, Author, Università della Valle d’Aosta
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 7
Number: 3
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Audience: General Public | Scientists
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Informal | Formal Connections | Media and Technology | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Public Programs