Science communication research in the German-speaking countries: A content analysis of conference abstracts

Autor: Birte Fähnrich, Sabrina Heike Kessler, Mike S. Schäfer
Přispěvatelé: University of Zurich, Kessler, Sabrina Heike
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Studies in Communication Sciences, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 243-251 (2020)
DOI: 10.5167/uzh-186378
Popis: The study examines the state of science communication research in the German-speaking countries. Based on a standardized content analysis of all extended abstracts submitted to the annual conferences of the German Communication Association’s science communication division from 2014 to 2018 (N = 141), it describes the respective scholarly community, its research foci and objects. The results indicate that science communication has developed toward a well-established community and marks an institutionalization of the research field. Furthermore, the findings of the content analysis indicate that science communication research in the German-speaking countries shows parallels to international developments in terms of research foci, objects, and analytical models, but also differences regarding theories and methods.
Databáze: OpenAIRE