Models of Teaching Science Communication

Carolina Llorente () and Gema Revuelta ()
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Carolina Llorente: Studies Center on Science, Communication and Society, Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Gema Revuelta: Studies Center on Science, Communication and Society, Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: Changes in the communication ecosystem have generated profound transformations in current science communication. In the same way, the coexistence of diverse actors with different objectives and professional standards also raises new ethical dilemmas. The main objective of this research was to identify existing models of teaching science communication to scientists and professional communicators worldwide. To this end, we conducted 26 semi-structured interviews with science communication teachers from 15 different countries. From these interviews, we identified three models of teaching science communication to scientists: (A) the practical model, where skills such as writing, public speaking, etc., are taught; (B) the reflective model that teaches theory and the history of science communication to enable researchers to understand the relationship between science and society; and (C) the disruptive model, where traditional roles of scientific knowledge production as well as relationships and power roles in science are challenged. On the other hand, we have identified two models for professional science communicators: (A) the professional model, which is subdivided into two different approaches—theoretical (historical review, understanding of the science–society relationships, etc.) and skill-based (writing, audiovisual, etc.) that coexist in teaching programs—and (B) the research model, where tools, concepts, and methodologies for science communication research are taught.

Keywords: science communication; phenomenological interviews; public scholarship; science for non-scientists; science in media; science education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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