Creating Connections

Museums and the Public Understanding of Current Research
Herausgeber: Chittenden, David; Lewenstein, Bruce V.; Farmelo, Graham

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Produktbeschreibung

Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What are the opportunities and critical issues in PUR? What strategies are working and what are some pitfalls? What can be learned from the media's experiences with PUR? Creating Connections will be an invaluable resource for science museum professionals who want to guide their institutions and their visitors toward a new understanding of and appreciation for current research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 754g
• ISBN-13: 9780759104754
• ISBN-10: 0759104751
• Artikelnr.: 21822334

Autorenporträt

David Chittenden is Vice President for Education at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Graham Farmelo is Director of the Dana Centre project at the Science Museum, London and Associate Professor of Physics at Northeastern University. Bruce V. Lewenstein is Associate Professor of Science Communication at Cornell University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Introduction: Only Connect:
Linking the Public with Current Scientific Research Part 4 SECTION 1: ON
THE HISTORY AND CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH Chapter 5 1.
La buona e non mascherata filosofia, or the Exhibitionists Chapter 6 2. The
Challenge and the Opportunity of Presenting "Unfinished Science" Part 7
SECTION 2: PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH: THE BIG OPPORTUNITIES AND
ISSUES Chapter 8 3. Different Ways of Looking at Public Understanding of
Research Chapter 9 4. Museums as Agora: Diversifying Approaches to Engaging
Publics in Research Chapter 10 5. Evaluating Public Understanding of
Research Projects and Initiatives Chapter 11 6. What About the Audiences?:
Tailoring Public Understanding of Research Programs for Museum Visitors
Chapter 12 7. Dangerous Ground?: Public Engagement with Scientific
Controversy Chapter 13 8. Improving Public Understanding of Scientific
Research: A View from the Research Side Chapter 14 9. New Alliances to
Promote the Public Understanding of Research Chapter 15 10. Collaboration
and the Public Understanding of Current Research Chapter 16 11. Funding and
Institutional Issues Related to Public Understanding of Research Part 17
SECTION 3: SOME EMERGING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH STRATEGIES AND
APPROACHES Chapter 18 12. Understanding the Process of Research Chapter 19
13. Production Aspects of Promoting Public Understanding of Research
Chapter 20 14. Bridging the Gap: Interpreting Current Research in Museum
Settings Chapter 21 15. At the Cutting Edge: Showcasing Research Through a
Public Exhibition Center Chapter 22 16. Catching Science in the Act: The
Mysteries of Çatalhöyük Chapter 23 17. Public Understanding of Research in
a Natural History Museum: The Darwin Centre Part 24 SECTION 4: WHAT MUSEUMS
CAN LEARN FROM MEDIA PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH INITIATIVES Chapter
25 18. Emerging Best Practices at Research-Performing Institutions Chapter
26 19. It's the Way You Tell 'Em Chapter 27 20. Covering Science at the New
York Times Chapter 28 21. Nova: The Leading Edge Chapter 29 22. Earth and
Sky: Some Challenges of Communicating Scientific Research on the Radio
Chapter 30 23. Crossing the Public and Commercial Broadcasting Barriers
Part 31 Afterword: Not so Fast: Some Thoughts on Re-Visioning Public
Understanding of Research Part 32 Appendix: Background and Thoughts on
Museums, Media and the Public Understanding of Research: An International
Working Conference Part 33 Bibliography for Public Understanding of
Research Part 34 Index Part 35 About the Contributors