Scientists' opinions and attitudes towards citizens' understanding of science and their role in public engagement activities.

ABSTRACT: The increasing perception that public communication in science and technology is an important tool to create a knowledge society is encouraging numerous public engagement activities. However, too little is known about scientists' opinions of and attitudes towards the public with whom they interact during these activities, especially in southern European countries such as Spain. If we want to establish an effective dialogue between science and society, we need to be aware of the opinions and perceptions that both parties have of each other. In this study, we address this issue by focusing on 1022 responses to a survey conducted among scientists in Spain to discover their views of the public, and we then compare these responses with data from other national surveys on the public's understand

SUBMITTER: Llorente C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853295 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature