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Context Matters: Using art-based science experiences to broaden participation beyond the choir
International Journal of Science Education, Part B Pub Date : 2020-02-18 , DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2020.1727587
Kari Bisbee O’Connell 1 , Brianna Keys 1 , Martin Storksdieck 1 , Mark Rosin 2, 3
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ABSTRACT Dedicated science learning spaces such as science museums, science cafes, or science media attract mostly those who seek out science learning experiences. This self-selection represents a major challenge for broadening participation in informal science learning (ISL). In this study, we examine an approach to ISL that aims at reaching audiences who may not ordinarily engage with science. Termed Guerilla Science, this approach blends elements of access, by removing barriers to participation by embedding science into unexpected places, with those of inclusion, by designing activities that speak to the learning identities of participants. Our research investigated whether such ISL experience are indeed able to attract and engage ‘new’ audiences. In this study, Guerilla Science events were featured at the Oregon Eclipse Festival, a large multi-day music and arts festival. We conducted a multi-method study that included participants of the Oregon Eclipse Festival who engaged with Guerilla Science events, and those who did not, with a focus of understanding whether these two groups were different in key characteristics associated with their interest in, and engagement with science. The full range of festival goers, from those with little connection and interest in science to science enthusiasts, who participated in Guerilla Science, were similar to festival goers overall, indicating the effectiveness of the approach for engaging adults from beyond the science choir. Providing access points to science engagement within non-science cultural contexts and designing the science experiences to align with cultural identity of the audience represents an evidence-based practice for broadening participation.

中文翻译:

内容很重要:利用基于艺术的科学经验来扩大合唱团之外的参与

摘要专门的科学学习空间,例如科学博物馆,科学咖啡馆或科学媒体,主要吸引那些寻求科学学习经验的人们。这种自我选择代表着扩大对非正式科学学习(ISL)的参与的主要挑战。在本研究中,我们研究了ISL的方法,该方法旨在吸引通常可能不会接触科学的受众。这种方法被称为“游击科学”,通过将科学嵌入到意想不到的地方来消除参与障碍,并通过设计与参与者学习身份相关的活动来消除参与障碍。我们的研究调查了这种ISL经验是否确实能够吸引和吸引“新”受众。在这项研究中,游击队科学活动在俄勒冈日食节上得到了体现,一个大型的多日音乐和艺术节。我们进行了一项多方法研究,其中包括参加游击队科学活动的俄勒冈日食节的参与者,以及没有参加游击队科学活动的参与者,重点是了解这两类人在与他们的兴趣和参与度相关的关键特征上是否有所不同科学。从参加科学游击的人很少,到对科学缺乏兴趣的科学节爱好者,到参加游击队科学的科学爱好者,整个节庆活动总体上与节庆活动者相似,表明该方法可以有效地吸引来自科学合唱团以外的成年人。
更新日期:2020-02-18
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