Engagement present and future: Graduate student and faculty perceptions of social media and the role of the public in science engagement.

Autor: Howell EL; Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America., Nepper J; Promega Corporation, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, United States of America., Brossard D; Department of Life Science Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.; Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America., Xenos MA; Department of Life Science Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.; Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America., Scheufele DA; Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.; Department of Life Science Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.; Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2019 May 02; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e0216274. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 02 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216274
Abstrakt: Interest in public engagement with science activities has grown in recent decades, especially engagement through social media and among graduate students. Research on scientists' views of engagement, particularly two-way engagement and engagement through social media, is sparse, particularly research examining graduate students' views. We compare graduate students and faculty in biological and physical sciences at a land-grant, research-intensive university in their views on engagement. We find that both groups overwhelmingly believe that public input in decision-making around science issues is important, and hold largely pro-engagement attitudes. Graduate students, however, have somewhat more optimistic views of engagement through social media and on the appropriateness of discussing science controversy on social media. We discuss implications for graduate education and future engagement.
Competing Interests: The authors declare JN’s commercial affiliation with Promega Corporation. This commercial affiliation does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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