Are Productive Scientists More Willing to Engage With the Public?

IF 4.6 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Science Communication Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI:10.1177/10755470231217682

Luye Bao, Mikhaila N. Calice, D. Brossard, Dietram A. Scheufele, Ezra M. Markowitz

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Abstract

Scientists are increasingly expected to participate in public engagement around prominent science and technology issues. However, scientists remain concerned that public engagement takes time away from conducting research. Little is known about the relationship between scientists’ productivity and their willingness to participate in different types of public engagement. Using a census survey of scientists from 30 U.S. land-grant universities ( N = 5,208), we find that productive scientists are slightly more willing to participate in public scholarship than less productive scientists. In addition, social science consideration, institutional incentives, and self-efficacy are associated with a greater willingness to participate in public scholarship and informal science education.

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富有成效的科学家是否更愿意与公众接触？

人们越来越期待科学家参与公众对重大科技问题的讨论。然而，科学家们仍然担心公众参与会占用他们的研究时间。人们对科学家的工作效率与他们参与不同类型公众参与的意愿之间的关系知之甚少。通过对 30 所美国赠地大学（N = 5208）的科学家进行普查调查，我们发现高产科学家比低产科学家更愿意参与公共学术活动。此外，社会科学考虑、机构激励和自我效能与更愿意参与公共学术和非正式科学教育有关。

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Science Communication COMMUNICATION-

CiteScore

13.50

自引率

4.40%

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