Influence in science dialogue

Individual attitude changes as a result of dialogue between laypersons and scientists

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20403113
AutoresTheodore E Zorn (0000-0002-6406-7103, University of Waikato, autor de correspondencia), Juliet Roper (0000-0002-9524-5232, University of Waikato), C Kay Weaver (0000-0002-5301-8576, University of Waikato), Celia Weaver (0000-0003-1662-6377, University of Waikato), Colleen Rigby (University of Waikato)
Año2012
Volumen21
Número7
Páginas848-864
Fecha de publicación2012-10-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Understanding of Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0963662510386292
PMID23832562
OpenAlexW2166380238
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas37

Dialogue as a science communication process has been idealized in both practitioner and scholarly literature. However, there is inconsistency in what is meant by dialogue, the forms it should take, and its purported consequences. Empirical research on the experienced benefits of dialogue is limited. The present study addresses this gap by examining attitudinal changes among laypeople and scientists in dialogue on the topic of human biotechnology (HBT). We found that, as a result of participation in dialogue, laypeople’s attitudes toward scientists were more positive and scientists’ and laypeople’s attitudes toward HBT tended to converge. Additionally, laypeople reported increased communicative self-efficacy after the dialogue experience. However, effects in some cases differed by dialogue format. Implications for practice and research are discussed

Pedagogy · Science communication · Science education · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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