Critical Science Literacy for Science Majors
Introducing Future Scientists to the Communicative Arts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20360712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria E Gigante (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 77-86 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0270467614556090 |
| OpenAlex | W2133570563 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
The concept of “critical science literacy” advanced by Susanna Priest is significant to how citizens approach scientific knowledge, but the concept is also relevant to undergraduate students majoring in the sciences, who are not necessarily becoming “critically literate” in their own disciplines. That is, future scientists are not learning how arguments are structured, meaning is made, and facts are agreed upon—specifically through communicative practices—both within and outside of the scientific community. This gap in the curriculum can be addressed through collaborative efforts between rhetoricians and sociologists of science. Drawing from three major disciplinary traditions—writing studies, the rhetoric of science, and science communication—this article posits that a pedagogical intervention is necessary to improve science communication with nonexpert publics. A science writing and communication course that is grounded in the rhetoric of science and that also has sociological, philosophical, and historical components can provide science students with a critical awareness of how their discipline operates in society and teach them how to become more responsible and effective communicators
Curriculum · Discipline · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Nature of Science · Outline of social science · Pedagogy · Rhetoric · Science communication · Science education · Science, technology, society and environment education · Scientific Literacy · Social science · Social science education · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Engineering · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Language Socialization into Academic Discourse Communities
The sociology of science
Communicating Science
Scientists are talking, but mostly to each other
Recent rhetorical studies in public understanding of science
Critical Science Literacy
Rhetorical Figures in Science
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Communication strategies for earning trust in climate change debates
Genre Analysis
Constituting Public Engagement
Discourse Studies of Scientific Popularization
Accommodating Science
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |