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Scientists and engineers are an underutilized resource in motivating students and assisting classroom teachers in teaching science. Pilot programs have demonstrated the value of preparing scientists for what to expect...
DATES: January 15th, 1991 - December 31st, 1993
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In 2015, AAAS (the American Association for the Advancement of Science) began a project to document and study public engagement with science. As part of this project, a series of scales is being developed to study scientists’ experiences with doing public engagement and the short-term impact of those experiences. The second of these scales is ...
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DATE: October 17th, 2016
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Scientists intermittently appear on television news as experts to inform and comment on current events. This study explores whether their appearance adds a critical measure of substantiated arguments and balanced...
DATE: October 7th, 2013
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Public funding agencies are increasingly requiring “broader impact” components in research grants. Concurrently, national educational leaders are calling for scientists to partner with educators to reform science education. Through the...
DATE: February 3rd, 2005
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This paper summarizes key findings from a web-based questionnaire survey among Danish scientists in the natural sciences and engineering science. In line with the Act on Universities of 2003 enforcing...
DATE: March 21st, 2007
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This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Several scientific organizations concerned about the impact of entertainment media on public perceptions of science have taken steps to directly improve the accuracy of science in entertainment media and boost interest in ...
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DATE: January 23rd, 2017
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This article challenges the assumption that scientists have no experiences with the press. It surveys scientists and concludes that most would welcome contact with journalists....
DATE: January 1st, 1982
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Through the Scientists for Tomorrow pathways project, The Science Institute at Columbia College in Chicago will test a model for preparing non-science major, pre-service elementary school teachers to deliver three...
DATES: September 1st, 2011 - August 31st, 2013
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Brewer and Ley surveyed 851 participants in a U.S. city and revealed relationships among demographic characteristics, religious beliefs, political views, and trust in multiple forms of science communication sources....
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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What may be defined as the "standard model" of the public communication of science began to develop in the second half of the nineteenth century, gained a clear structure (especially...
DATE: June 21st, 2002
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This commentary explores a traditionally supposed boundary between science and politics, with particular attention to activist scientists who engage in public communication. Work in fields like science and technology studies...
DATE: June 11th, 2015
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Today, most scientific institutions acknowledge the importance of opening the so-called "ivory tower" of academic research through popularization, industrial innovation or teaching. However, little is known about the actual openness...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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Human health has currently to face a growing series of global issues. From the spread of HIV/AIDS to a fresh outbreak of tuberculosis, increasingly drug-resistant, the world is witnessing a...
DATE: December 19th, 2008
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Currently, science is developing rapidly and its influence on society is more significant than ever. This is all the more reason for today's scientists to interact with the general public....
DATE: November 28th, 2011
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This study assesses how scientists think about science communication training based on the argument that such training represents an important tool in improving the quality of interactions between scientists and...
DATE: January 24th, 2015
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Amid calls from scientific leaders for their colleagues to become more effective public communicators, this study examines the objectives that scientists’ report drive their public engagement behaviors. We explore how...
DATE: February 25th, 2016
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In his latest book “The scientific life. A moral history of a late modern vocation”, the social historian of science Steven Shapin addresses the public image of contemporary scientists, their...
DATE: March 20th, 2009
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We aim to understand how to help young people recognize the value of science in their lives and take initiative to see the world in scientific ways. Our approach has...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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The New York Hall of Science, in collaboration with the Tufts Center for Engineering Education, the Learning Games Network, and New York City departments of education and of parks and...
DATES: October 1st, 2011 - September 30th, 2013
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SciGirls was a multimedia project to encourage and empower more girls to pursue STEM careers--the first PBS television series designed specifically for girls 8-13. Episodes were made available for distribution...
DATES: September 15th, 2008 - August 31st, 2011
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This executive summary presents findings from surveys of participants in the the 2009 SciGirls summer camp....
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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This executive summary presents demographic data and survey results from participants in the 2010 SciGirls summer camp. Based on the post survey responses, the majority of the participants felt that...
DATE: January 1st, 2010
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SciGirls CONNECT is a broad national outreach effort to encourage educators, both formal and informal, to adopt new, research-based strategies to engage girls in STEM. SciGirls (pbskids.org/scigirls) is an Emmy...
DATES: April 1st, 2011 - March 31st, 2016
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The goal for this research study was to determine the role of the SciGirls gender-equitable strategies on participating youths’ STEM identity changes in 16 participating SciGirls’ programs across the nation....
DATE: November 15th, 2019
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The independent evaluation firm, Knight Williams, Inc., administered an online survey and conducted follow-up interviews with educators from 14 SciGirls CONNECT2 partner organizations to gather information about their use of,...
DATE: March 1st, 2018