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The value of 'dialogue events' as sites of learning: an exploration of research & evaluation frameworks
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Abstract
In this article, we draw from our experiences as UK and US-based 'dialogue event' practitioners and researchers/ evaluators to suggest that these existing evaluative criteria are insufficient to explore the role and value of ISI-based 'dialogue events'. Instead, we suggest that it may be productive ... view more
In this article, we draw from our experiences as UK and US-based 'dialogue event' practitioners and researchers/ evaluators to suggest that these existing evaluative criteria are insufficient to explore the role and value of ISI-based 'dialogue events'. Instead, we suggest that it may be productive to research and evaluate these ISI-based 'dialogue events' as sites of learning. Secondly, however, we show through a discussion of our own research frameworks that understanding these 'dialogue events' as sites of learning does not intuitively provide a framework for understanding what counts as success for these efforts. Instead, research on the role of 'dialogue' within the educational literature – and the connections between 'dialogue' and competing understandings of the nature of science and society – offers a multiplicity of approaches to defining the terms and goals of these events. Finally, we identify two broader implications of researching and evaluating these 'dialogue events' as sites of learning for ISIs and all efforts to increase public engagement with science and technology.... view less
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
public engagement with science and technology; dialogue; informal science; socioscientific
controversies; dialogue events; science and society; public participation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 1467-1487
Journal
International Journal of Science Education, 29 (2007) 12
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690701494092
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)