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Analysing the Multiplicity of Voices in the Agora: Using Actor-Network Theory to Unravel a Complex Issue
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France, Bev; Birdsall, Sally; Simonneaux, Laurence – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
There is a need to develop an understanding of how science knowledge is interpreted and used when a Socially Acute Question (SAQ) is discussed on the "agora" of the Internet. A case is made for using Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to unravel the diversity of participants taking part, their stance, source and expression of their…
Descriptors: Internet, Science and Society, Social Theories, Animals
Identifying the Essential Elements of Effective Science Communication: What Do the Experts Say?
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Bray, Belinda; France, Bev; Gilbert, John K. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2012
Experts in science communication were asked to identify the essential elements of a science communication course for post-graduate students. A Delphi methodology provided a framework for a research design that accessed their opinions and allowed them to contribute to, reflect on and identify 10 essential elements. There was a high level of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Technical Writing, Scientific and Technical Information