The role of communication professionals in fostering a culture of public engagement

IF 1.4 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Science Education Part B-Communication and Public Engagement Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/21548455.2021.1943763

J. Besley, S. Garlick, Kathy Fallon Lambert, Leigh Anne Tiffany

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study initially reports on qualitative interviews (n = 17) with scientists at two Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites in the northeastern United States. These interviews suggest the need for greater attention to the role of communication professionals and institutional leadership in fostering high-quality public engagement. The study also reports on a follow-up quantitative survey (n = 68) conducted to better understand the degree to which LTER scientists’ views about communication professionals were meaningfully associated with perceptions about the need for robust engagement funding. The project was initially designed based on the Integrated Behavioral Model to assess how individual LTER scientists’ engagement-related attitudes, normative beliefs, and efficacy beliefs affected their communication activities. However, the combined results highlight the potential value of additional research and theorization aimed at better understanding the factors that might lead to greater cooperation between scientists and organizational communicators.

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传播专业人员在培养公众参与文化中的作用

本研究最初报告了对美国东北部两个长期生态研究(LTER)站点的科学家的定性访谈(n = 17)。这些访谈表明，需要更多地关注传播专业人员和机构领导在促进高质量公众参与方面的作用。该研究还报告了一项后续定量调查(n = 68)，该调查的目的是更好地了解LTER科学家对传播专业人员的看法在多大程度上与对强大参与资助需求的看法有意义相关。该项目最初是基于综合行为模型设计的，旨在评估LTER科学家个体的参与相关态度、规范信念和效能信念如何影响他们的沟通活动。然而，综合结果强调了额外的研究和理论化的潜在价值，这些研究和理论化旨在更好地理解可能导致科学家和组织传播者之间更大合作的因素。

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

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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