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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1160
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1160
09 Nov 2022
 | 09 Nov 2022

Geoscientist’s views about science communication: predicting willingness to communicate geoscience

Joana Rodrigues, Cecília Castro, Elsa Costa e Silva, and Diamantino Insua Pereira

Abstract. The main barriers to science communication are common in different fields and they are widely identified in the literature. Studies focused on specific scientific communities framed science communication as an activity with the specificities of each context and field. In this study, we analysed geoscientists' representations and attitudes about communication to understand which factors can have significant impact on prediction of public engagement and that can explain the frequency/intensity of communication. The results pointed that factors such as professional experience, recognition by the institution, lack of financial support, personal satisfaction and geoscientific as an area of expertise, have a significant effect on their public engagement.

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02 Mar 2023
Geoscientists' views about science communication: predicting willingness to communicate geoscience
Joana Rodrigues, Cecília Castro, Elsa Costa e Silva, and Diamantino Insua Pereira
Geosci. Commun., 6, 15–25, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-15-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-15-2023, 2023
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We analysed geoscientists' representations and attitudes about science communication. To...
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