Visibility of Team Science
| Autor: | Deborah L. Illman, Fiona Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Science Communication. 30:48-76 |
| ISSN: | 1552-8545 1075-5470 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1075547008319434 |
| Popis: | There is a growing trend toward interdisciplinary research, with team science often touted as key to the creation of new knowledge and capabilities important to solving societal problems. But the balance between the funding of team efforts versus smaller grants is an issue that continues to be debated nationally. We analyzed media coverage of 17 active U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Centers (STCs) from 2000 to 2006. Research received the greatest coverage (49.5 percent), followed by institutional news (24.4 percent). A center name appeared in 35 percent of the items, and the NSF and STC program were less visible, at 31 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Surprisingly, no significant differences were found between hard news and feature stories in mentions of centers, NSF, or STC. Thus, even with the greater length and flexibility of a feature, the STC model and nature of team science remains essentially invisible to the public through the lens of the media. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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