Organisational forms of science communication: The UK and Spanish European higher education systems as paradigms

Ojeda-Romano, Gabriela; Fern�ndez-Marcial, Viviana; Wilkinson, Clare; Stengler, A. Erik

Abstract

As key elements in research and development systems, higher education institutions have been taking a leading role when it comes to communicating science and technology, but their performance has been inconsistent so far. In this critical and comparative study of the UK public engagement model and the Spanish scientific culture model, eighteen practitioners from higher education institutions across both regions were interviewed. A mixed qualitative data analysis has been performed identifying similarities and differences that unravelled the science communication management model in the two different higher education systems. This article provides evidence on how the institutionalisation of science communication is strongly influenced by key driving forces in the higher education context as well as the policies of administrations and other agents.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 1, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Dec 21, 2021
• Deposit Date: Mar 29, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 30, 2022
• Journal: Higher Education
• Print ISSN: 0018-1560
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-174X
• Publisher: Springer (part of Springer Nature)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Issue: 2021
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00801-9
• Keywords: Education
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9184517
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-021-00801-9#citeas
• Additional Information: Accepted: 1 December 2021; First Online: 21 December 2021; : ; : The authors declare no competing interests.