Public understanding of science in Europe 1989-2005. A Eurobarometer trend file.

Bauer, Markus; Shukla, Rituraj; Kakar, P.

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“…The latter originated from the Euromonitor [Bauer, Shukla & Kakar, 2012] and were asked to evaluate the impact of general scientific knowledge on the learning effect. Those about environmental behavior were translated and adapted from the revised Environmental Perception scale by Johnson and Manoli [2008].…”

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How to save the world with zombies? — A scientainment approach to engage young people

Bättig-Frey,

West,

Skelton

et al. 2023

Journal of Science Communication

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When trying to sensitize adolescents for sustainability, innovative communication approaches are needed. In the outdoor escape “Zombie mission”, players follow a story and try to save the world by solving puzzles about sustainability topics with scientific information found in the university gardens. This study investigates to whom this scientainment approach appeals and whether it can impart knowledge and raise interest in science and the environment. A mixed methods approach was adopted using questionnaires and interviews. The results suggest that the game is a promising tool for communicating sustainability to adolescents, even those who may not have had prior interest in the environment or science. Participants enjoyed the activity and gained new knowledge as a result.

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How to save the world with zombies? — A scientainment approach to engage young people

Bättig-Frey,

West,

Skelton

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Journal of Science Communication

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“…The Science and Technology Eurobarometer campaigns from 1989 and 2005 surveyed a total of 34 countries, including EU members, candidates at the time, and other European Economic Area (EEA) countries, totalling 84469 individual interviews [4]. Unlike previous and subsequent campaigns, this set asked questions that tried to gauge bot knowledge and attitudes, in a consistent way.…”

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“…Therefore, we still lack an encompassing theory that can explain public understanding of science, allowing for more targeted and informed approaches. Here, we use a large dataset from the Science and Technology Eurobarometer surveys, over 25 years in 34 countries [4], and find evidence that a combination of confidence and knowledge is a good predictor of attitudes towards science. This is contrary to current views, that place knowledge as secondary, and in line with findings in behavioral psychology, particularly the Dunning-Kruger effect, as negative attitudes peak at intermediate levels of knowledge, where confidence is largest.…”

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A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing: Excess Confidence Explains Negative Attitudes Towards Science

Francisco

Gonçalves-Sá

2019

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Scientific knowledge has been accepted as the main driver of development, allowing for longer, healthier, and more comfortable lives. Still, public support to scientific research is wavering, with large numbers of people being uninterested or even hostile towards science. This is having serious social consequences, from the anti-vaccination community to the recent "post-truth" movement. Such lack of trust and appreciation for science was first justified as lack of knowledge, leading to the "Deficit Model" [1,2]. As an increase in scientific information did not necessarily lead to a greater appreciation, this model was largely rejected, giving rise to "Public Engagement Models" [3]. These try to offer more nuanced, two-way, communication pipelines between experts and the general public, strongly respecting non-expert knowledge, possibly even leading to an undervaluing of science. Therefore, we still lack an encompassing theory that can explain public understanding of science, allowing for more targeted and informed approaches. Here, we use a large dataset from the Science and Technology Eurobarometer surveys, over 25 years in 34 countries [4], and find evidence that a combination of confidence and knowledge is a good predictor of attitudes towards science. This is contrary to current views, that place knowledge as secondary, and in line with findings in behavioral psychology, particularly the Dunning-Kruger effect, as negative attitudes peak at intermediate levels of knowledge, where confidence is largest. We propose a new model, based on the superposition of the Deficit and Dunning-Kruger models and discuss how this can inform science communication.

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Open Science and the Science-Society Relationship

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Hlavová

Macháčková

2019

Soc

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Nowadays, the prevailing trend in the science-society relationship is to engage with the broader public, which is beneficial for the public, scientific institutes, scientific findings, and the legitimacy of science as a whole. This article provides a broad review of the rapidly growing research on Open Science and identifies the gaps in the current knowledge for future research. The review focuses on the science-society relationship, such that knowledge from this field is summarised and systematised. Insight into the most salient topics, including science communication, public engagement with science, public cognition of science, and challenges and potential unintended consequences connected to interactions with the public are examined. The first section of the paper focuses on science communication which involves efforts and approaches to inform the public about science by the most effective means. The section on public engagement reviews how scientists and scientific institutions are increasingly involved in direct interactions with the public and different groups of stakeholders to make science more open. The section focusing on public cognition of science provides information about public knowledge, perception, and trust regarding science, which both determines and is formed by public engagement. Last, risks, ethical issues, and data issues connected to the implementation of Open Science principles are reviewed, as there are many unintended consequences of Open Science which are examined by this current research. In conclusion, research covering the science-society relationship is rapidly growing. However, it brings multiple challenges as well as opportunities which are captured and discussed in a variety of existing studies. This article provides a coherent overview of this field in order to bring more comprehensible knowledge to scientists, scientific institutions, and outreach professionals.

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Public understanding of science in Europe 1989-2005. A Eurobarometer trend file.

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How to save the world with zombies? — A scientainment approach to engage young people

How to save the world with zombies? — A scientainment approach to engage young people

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing: Excess Confidence Explains Negative Attitudes Towards Science

Open Science and the Science-Society Relationship

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