Visitors’ attendance motivation and meaning making at a public science event

IF 1.4 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Science Education Part B-Communication and Public Engagement Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/21548455.2021.1874620

Alexandra Carver, J. Garner, Avi Kaplan, Kevin J. Pugh

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Opportunities to engage with science exist in a variety of non-formal educational contexts, but rarely have studies examined ways to leverage science interest and learning at community science events and other single-attendance occasions. This study builds on Yeager and Walton’s (2011) concept of brief, wise interventions by using open-ended prompts to explore attendees’ engagement during a solar eclipse viewing event. Written responses from 79 adults revealed multiple motivations for attendance. Further, these responses illustrated that attendees expanded their literal and metaphorical meaning making about the eclipse. We explore the utility of brief intervention prompts in the context of existing theories of informal science engagement and discuss implications for supporting and understanding visitors’ motivation and engagement at public science events.

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公众科学活动中参观者的出席动机与意义建构

参与科学的机会存在于各种非正式的教育环境中，但很少有研究考察如何在社区科学活动和其他单人出席的场合中利用科学兴趣和学习。本研究以耶格尔和沃尔顿(2011)的概念为基础，通过使用开放式提示来探索日食观看事件期间参与者的参与度，提出了简短而明智的干预措施。79名成年人的书面回复显示了出席的多种动机。此外，这些反应表明，与会者扩大了他们对日食的字面和隐喻意义。我们在现有的非正式科学参与理论的背景下探讨了简短干预提示的效用，并讨论了支持和理解公众科学活动中访问者的动机和参与的含义。

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International Journal of Science Education Part B-Communication and Public Engagement EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

5.90%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Science Education Part B: Communication and Public Engagement will address the communication between and the engagement by individuals and groups concerning evidence-based information about the nature, outcomes, and social consequences, of science and technology. The journal will aim: -To bridge the gap between theory and practice concerning the communication of evidence-based information about the nature, outcomes, and social consequences of science and technology; -To address the perspectives on communication about science and technology of individuals and groups of citizens of all ages, scientists and engineers, media persons, industrialists, policy makers, from countries throughout the world; -To promote rational discourse about the role of communication concerning science and technology in private, social, economic and cultural aspects of life