Teaching to bridge research and practice: Perspectives from science communication educators across the world

Wilkinson, Clare

Abstract

Despite growing awareness of the need to bridge research and practice in science communication, methods of facilitating meaningful interactions between them remain elusive. This practice insight explores how teaching efforts can help to fill this gap. Drawing on case studies from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, India, and Mexico, six instructors offer examples of pedagogical strategies that they have found effective in bridging the two domains—such as fostering partnerships with local science communication practitioners, using dialogic and participatory approaches to build communities of learning and practice, encouraging reflexivity and epistemic humility, and drawing connections with local contexts.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 11, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Mar 25, 2024
• Publication Date: Mar 25, 2024
• Deposit Date: Feb 22, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 13, 2024
• Electronic ISSN: 1824-2049
• Publisher: Sissa Medialab
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 02
• Article Number: N03
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/2.23020803
• Keywords: Professionalism, professional development and training in science communication; Science communication teaching; Science communication degree programmes
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11735635