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."
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.
Pearce, Amy R. (author), Romero, Aldemaro (author), and Zibluk, John B. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06835
Notes:
Pages 235-252 in LeeAnn Kahlor and Patricia A. Stout (eds.), Communicating science: new agendas in communication. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, New York, NY. 265 pages., Authors describe experiences at Arkansas State University, with special success found in team-taught (faculty, community), interdisciplinary science communication courses, related training workshops and continuing public outreach initiatives. Fourteen recommendations and considerations for offering such courses.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20470
Notes:
Pages 152-171 in Alan Irwin and Brian Wynne (eds.), Misunderstanding science? The public reconstruction of science and technology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. 232 pages.
