ERIC Number: EJ1452979
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2154-8455
EISSN: EISSN-2154-8463
Science Communication across Cultures: Design and Delivery of a Graduate Science Communication Program in South Africa
Susan M. Stocklmayer; Tom Netshisaulu; Annelize Potgieter; Graham J. Walker
International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, v14 n4 p505-519 2024
Over two years, a graduate diploma program in science communication was designed and delivered by a university in the Republic of South Africa with assistance from a university in Australia. Building on the Australian program, the design incorporated cross-cultural and Indigenous Knowledge elements in keeping with the ethos of the South African university and broader inclusive movements within science communication. The overall design corresponded to many essential learning objectives later identified by Lewenstein and Baram-Tsabari (2022, How should we organize science communication trainings to achieve competencies? "International Journal of Science Education, Part B," 12(4), 289-308. https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2102/10.1080/21548455.2022.2136985), but there were also many modifications that had to be made over the course of the design and delivery to accommodate cultural considerations. In this paper, we consider how closely the design matched the threshold concepts and the learning objectives suggested by Lewenstein and Baram-Tsabari, and what modifications might be made to them to include cultural considerations.
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Relevance, Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Sciences, Science and Society, Learning Modules, Knowledge Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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