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川上 雅弘 所属 京都産業大学 生命科学部 産業生命科学科 職種 准教授 |
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| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 発行・発表の年月 | 2011/12 |
| 形態種別 | 研究論文 |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | Scientists' attitudes toward a dialogue with the public: A study using "science cafes" |
| 執筆形態 | その他 |
| 掲載誌名 | Journal of Science Communication |
| 巻・号・頁 | 10(4),pp.1-11 |
| 著者・共著者 | Eri Mizumachi,Kentaro Matsuda,Kei Kano,Masahiro Kawakami,Kazuto Kato |
| 概要 | Currently, science is developing rapidly and its influence on society is more significant than ever. This is all the more reason for today's scientists to interact with the general public. To design effective science communication activities, we must understand scientists' motivations and barriers to publicly communicating science. In this study, we interviewed 19 early-career scientists who had participated in science cafes in Japan. From these interviews, we identified five factors leading to their reluctance to participate in science cafes: 1) troublesome or timeconsuming; 2) pressure to be an appropriate science representative; 3) outside the scope of their work; 4) could not perceive any benefit; and 5) apprehension about dialogue with the public. Among these factors, apprehension about dialogue may be the clearest reflection of the scientists' underlying feelings about this form of communication and an indicator of more intrinsic barriers to engaging in science cafes. |
| DOI | 10.22323/2.10040202 |
| ISSN | /1824-2049 |
| PermalinkURL | http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/10/04/Jcom1004%282011%29A02/ |