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Public Engagement with Science: A guide to creating conversations among publics and scientists for mutual learning and societal decision-making

Professional development guide to help staff develop activities and implement multi-directional conversations with visitors at Building with Biology events.

DESCRIPTION

This guide is designed to help staff at informal science education organizations and others who are interested to develop, implement, and evaluate activities and events that incorporate the multi-directional dialogue and mutual learning at the heart of public engagement with science. This guide covers:

  • Chapter 1: What is Public Engagement with Science?
  • Chapter 2: Strategic Public Engagement
  • Chapter 3: Planning and Designing a Public Engagement Event
  • Chapter 4: Planning and Designing a Public Engagement Activity 
  • Chapter 5: Evaluating Public Engagement Outcomes
  • Chapter 6: Disseminating Public Engagement Outcomes
  • Chapter 7: Future Directions for Public Engagement with Science

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  • Building with Biology Public Engagement with Science Guide
  • Group of forum participants on cover of Building with Biology Public Engagement with Science guide
  • Building with Biology Public Engagement with Science Guide table of contents
  • Building with Biology Public Engagement with Science Guide

DESCRIPTION

This guide is designed to help staff at informal science education organizations and others who are interested to develop, implement, and evaluate activities and events that incorporate the multi-directional dialogue and mutual learning at the heart of public engagement with science. This guide covers:

  • Chapter 1: What is Public Engagement with Science?
  • Chapter 2: Strategic Public Engagement
  • Chapter 3: Planning and Designing a Public Engagement Event
  • Chapter 4: Planning and Designing a Public Engagement Activity 
  • Chapter 5: Evaluating Public Engagement Outcomes
  • Chapter 6: Disseminating Public Engagement Outcomes
  • Chapter 7: Future Directions for Public Engagement with Science

JUMP TO BROWSE RELATED RESOURCES

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2017
OWNING INSTITUTION

Museum of Science

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DRL 1421179. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.  

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

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