Science plays an important role in our societies and permeates cultural practices through the mass media, schooling and museums, as well as politics and personal decision-making. But to what extent is public or everyday science learning an educational, cultural or political resource accessible to everyone?
Science plays an important role in our societies and permeates cultural practices through the mass media, schooling and museums, as well as politics and personal decision-making. But to what extent is public or everyday science learning an educational, cultural or political resource accessible to everyone?
Emily Dawson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London. Her work focuses on how people engage with and learn about science, with an emphasis on equity, in particular the construction of publics and 'non' publics for science, and the role of privilege in such processes.
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Preface and acknowledgements ONE. Introduction: exploring exclusion TWO. Understanding exclusion THREE. Mapping participation FOUR. No 'taste' for science? FIVE. Feeling excluded SIX. Being excluded SEVEN. Transforming everyday science learning EIGHT. Afterword APPENDIX. Research methods