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'Younger people have like more of an imagination, no offence’: Participant perspectives on public engagement

Wilkinson, C; Dawson, E; Bultitude, K; (2012) 'Younger people have like more of an imagination, no offence’: Participant perspectives on public engagement. International Journal of Science Education Part B , 2 (1) 43 - 61. 10.1080/21548455.2011.628503. Green open access

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Abstract

A wide range of work has reported on the outcomes of public engagement activities and the views expressed by public participants towards specific areas of science and technology. Such work has rarely gone on to explore with public participants their attitudes to the engagement experienced itself, often focusing instead on more practical or quantifiable aspects. This article draws on public participants’ reactions to 11 ‘engagement’ events, occurring across the UK in 2007–2008. Reporting on 33 semi-structured interviews, we focus on their views of participation and engagement in terms of motivations, expectations and expertise. The results suggest that participants have considerable expectations in terms of information and interaction, operate with critical but respectful notions of other ‘publics’ and expertise, and may develop habitual tendencies regarding engagement.

Type: Article
Title: 'Younger people have like more of an imagination, no offence’: Participant perspectives on public engagement
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2011.628503
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2011.628503
Language: English
Additional information: "This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement on 2012, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21548455.2011.628503."
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Science and Technology Studies
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1381040
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