Science Communication in the World
Practices, Theories and Trends
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Beschreibung
The wonders of science have a powerful hold on the imagination, yet the challenge of conveying to the public the expanding frontiers of human scientific knowledge grows daily more complex. This analysis of the process has three goals. First, to offer a survey of research conducted in the field of public communication of science and technology (PCST) over the past four decades, in a range of countries. Then—and this second ambition is enabled by the preceding one—it identifies and focuses on the researchers’ varying methods and perspectives. While all countries have, at times and to varying degrees, embarked on extremely ambitious policies to promote and valorize scientific and technical culture, the objectives they pursue must be understood and assessed within specific national contexts. This fact has guided our conceptualization of problems as well as our search for solutions. Our third and final ambition is to establish the trends implicit in these efforts.
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.
Offers a comprehensive account of the development of science communication in China, India, Korea, South Africa, and Spain Features special chapters on the teaching of science communication in universities, the promotion of science culture in the EU, and the measurement of science culture Provides multilateral perspectives from five continents
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Bernard Schiele
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From the reviews:
“This volume represents the result of several years’ research collaboration in the field of public communication of science and technology, presented and discussed from a global viewpoint. … this book an interesting and inspired read which changed my understanding and perception of the field of scientific communication. An informative and thought-provoking volume, Science Communication in the World should be of interest to a wide audience, including researchers, teachers, students, journalists and those involved in the history of science.” (Kevin Coward, The Biologist, Vol. 59 (5), December, 2012)
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