Interviewed scientists express tolerance of lay views and reference their own lay experience while minimizing the scientific value of lay views as scientists. Authors identify a "superior capacity" model that "seems to serve interviewed scientists rather well; they retain their scientific autonomy without contradicting the assumption of funding agencies and others that laypeople have salient knowledge."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D06776
Notes:
Online via Pew Research Center. 8 pages., "Scientists and the American public are often far apart when it comes to views about science-related issues."
4 pages., Via online journal., ACE President Elizabeth Gregory North comments on JAC as evidence of the strong research tradition that is alive and well in ACE.
Telg, Ricky (author / University of Florida), Irani, Tracy (author / University of Florida), Ruth, Amanda (author / University of Florida), and Locke, Deanna (author / University of Florida)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-02-14
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19768
Notes:
14 pages; Paper presented at Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Oklahoma, February 14-18, 2004.
