Tailoring Science Outreach through E-Matching Using a Community-Based Participatory Approach
| Autor: | Christopher Emdin, Jack Hidary, Bernice B. Rumala, Ted Scovell, Linda Ewool |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Science Policy
QH301-705.5 Science media_common.quotation_subject Biology Science education General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Literacy 03 medical and health sciences Community Page ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Biology (General) 030304 developmental biology media_common Internet 0303 health sciences Schools General Immunology and Microbiology Community engagement business.industry 4. Education General Neuroscience 05 social sciences Equity (finance) 050301 education Public relations Community-Institutional Relations Disadvantaged Outreach Chemistry Science outreach The Internet General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | PLoS Biology, Vol 9, Iss 3, p e1001026 (2011) PLoS Biology |
| ISSN: | 1545-7885 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001026 |
| Popis: | In an effort to increase science exposure for pre-college (K-12) students and as part of the science education reform agenda, many biomedical research institutions have established university-community partnerships. Typically, these science outreach programs consist of pre-structured, generic exposure for students, with little community engagement. However, the use of a medium that is accessible to both teachers and scientists, electronic web-based matchmaking (E-matching) provides an opportunity for tailored outreach utilizing a community-based participatory approach (CBPA), which involves all stakeholders in the planning and implementation of the science outreach based on the interests of teachers/students and scientists. E-matching is a timely and urgent endeavor that provides a rapid connection for science engagement between teachers/students and experts in an effort to fill the science outreach gap. National Lab Network (formerly National Lab Day), an ongoing initiative to increase science equity and literacy, provides a model for engaging the public in science via an E-matching and hands-on learning approach. We argue that science outreach should be a dynamic endeavor that changes according to the needs of a target school. We will describe a case study of a tailored science outreach activity in which a public school that serves mostly under-represented minority students from disadvantaged backgrounds were E-matched with a university, and subsequently became equal partners in the development of the science outreach plan. In addition, we will show how global science outreach endeavors may utilize a CBPA, like E-matching, to support a pipeline to science among under-represented minority students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds. By merging the CBPA concept with a practical case example, we hope to inform science outreach practices via the lens of a tailored E-matching approach. |
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