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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| 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. |
| spellingShingle | Davis, Pryce Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science |
| 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 |
| title_sort | competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52277/ |