ABSTRACT

Science popularisation festivals attract more and more people every year, showing that there is a need to satisfy public curiosity. Such events are good occasions to disseminate knowledge to a large audience. The results of scientific research bring advances for mankind. Since research mostly depends on public funds, it is important to gain understanding and support for it. Scientists are also responsible for educating people in important aspects of science. In a wider perspective, science popularisation may be relevant to influencing decision-making government agencies e.g. regarding legislation about the use of animals in biomedical research. In this paper, we present one of the approaches to knowledge dissemination, namely the independent educational project, which has a more flexible formula, and may give more benefits than science festivals. Based on our experience in implementing educational projects connected with biology, we provide examples of the workflow of such a project and some useful tips. We show some quantitative data underlining the significant educational effect of this specific approach. Science popularisation in this form not only provides significant benefits both for the participants and the tutor, such as satisfaction and inspiration, but also a well-heard voice in public debate and/or useful preliminary experimental research results.

摘要

科普节每年吸引的人越来越多，可见满足公众好奇心的需要。此类活动是向广大受众传播知识的好机会。科学研究的成果为人类带来进步。由于研究主要依靠公共资金，因此获得对它的理解和支持很重要。科学家还负责在科学的重要方面对人们进行教育。从更广泛的角度来看，科学普及可能与影响政府机构的决策有关，例如关于在生物医学研究中使用动物的立法。在本文中，我们提出了一种知识传播的方法，即独立教育项目，它具有更灵活的公式，并且可能比科学节带来更多的好处。根据我们实施与生物学相关的教育项目的经验，我们提供了此类项目工作流程的示例和一些有用的提示。我们展示了一些定量数据，强调了这种特定方法的显着教育效果。这种形式的科普不仅为参与者和导师提供了显着的好处，例如满意度和启发，而且在公共辩论和/或有用的初步实验研究结果中得到了很好的声音。