Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science

This paper focuses on how the personal epistemologies of scientists and science communicators shape their practices and interact with one another in the construction of popular science news. I present data from observations and interviews with scientists and reporters as they work together to produc...

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Main Author: Davis, Pryce
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52277/
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description This paper focuses on how the personal epistemologies of scientists and science communicators shape their practices and interact with one another in the construction of popular science news. I present data from observations and interviews with scientists and reporters as they work together to produce science news to show how competing epistemologies result in compromises that—when presented to the public—might lead readers to form understandings that are at odds with disciplinary knowledge.
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spelling nottingham-522772020-05-04T19:42:23Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52277/ Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science Davis, Pryce This paper focuses on how the personal epistemologies of scientists and science communicators shape their practices and interact with one another in the construction of popular science news. I present data from observations and interviews with scientists and reporters as they work together to produce science news to show how competing epistemologies result in compromises that—when presented to the public—might lead readers to form understandings that are at odds with disciplinary knowledge. 2018-06-24 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Davis, Pryce (2018) Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science. In: 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), 23-27 June 2018, London, UK.
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title Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science
title_full Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science
title_fullStr Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science
title_full_unstemmed Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science
title_short Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science
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url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52277/