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."
Notes that radio played an important role in public education in two science-related areas - agriculture and public health. "These are (not uncoincidentally) areas in which government agencies and communities of experts took an early, active interest." Cites weather reports as early as 1921 (University of Wisconsin station) and regular farm market reports in 1922.
Describes a USDA bulletin in which the scientist(s) didn't write it, but rather a writer who "obtained material from many specialists, and worked it into a synthesis for a particular purpose."
Online via keyword search of UI Library eCatalog., Guidelines of the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, for researchers to use in publishing findings of their research. Recommendations based on principles of academic freedom, and applied within the role of publicly supported institutions.
Henning, John (author), Hill, Stuart B. (author), MacRae, Rod J. (author), Mehuys, Guy R. (author), and Department of Entomology, Macdonald College of McGill University, Quebec, Canada; department of Agricultural Economics, Macdonald College of McGill University, Quebec, Canada; Department of Renewable Resources, Macdonald College of McGill University, Quebec, Canada; Department of Renewable Resources, Macdonald College of McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07261
