| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 171 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge studies in environmental communication and media |
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Routledge studies in environmental communication and media.
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| Contents |
Scientists, trainers, and the strategic communication of science / Nichole Bennett, Anthony Dudo, Shupei Yuan, and John Besley -- What studies of expertise and experience offer science communication training / Declan Fahy -- The meaning of public-private partnerships for science communication research and practice / Fred Balvert -- Science engagement and social media : communicating across interests, goals, and platforms / Emily Howell and Dominique Brossard -- Training scientists to communicate in a changing world / Toss Gascoigne and Jenni Metcalfe -- The challenges of writing science : tools for teaching and assessing written science communication / Tzipora Rakezdon -- Insights for designing science communication training from formal science education : apply the mantra and be explicit / Louise Kuchel -- Evaluating science communication training : going beyond self-reports / Yael Barel-Ben David and Ayelet Baram-Tsabari -- Abandoning the runaway train : slowing down to draw on lessons learned from health communication training / Brenda L. MacArthur, Nicole J. Leavey, and Amanda E. Ng -- A Metro for science communication : building effective infrastructure to support scientists' public engagement / Brooke Smith |
| Summary |
"This edited volume reports on the growing body of research in science communication training and identifies best practices for communication training programs around the world. Theory and Best Practices in Science Communication Training provides a critical overview of this emerging field. It analyzes the role of communication training in supporting scientists' communication and engagement goals, including their motivations to engage in training, the design of training programs, methods for evaluation, and frameworks to support the role of communication training in helping scientists reach their goals. Overall, this collection reflects on the growth of the field and provides direction for developing future researcher-practitioner collaborations. With contributions from researchers and practitioners from around the world, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars and professionals within this emerging field."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Todd P. Newman is an assistant professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA where he teaches courses on science communication, strategic communication, and marketing. Newman is the co-author of Brand (2018) -- which examines the role of brand strategy in society, including scientific debates -- and previously conducted research on science communication training as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Connecticut and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Communication in science -- Study and teaching
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SCIENCE -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication.
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Communication in science
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Newman, Todd P., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781351069359 |
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1351069357 |
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9781351069366 |
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1351069365 |
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9781351069342 |
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1351069349 |
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9781351069335 |
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1351069330 |
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