Developing World Perspectives and Understanding Values in Public Communication of Science & Technology, Montreal, Canada, April 21-24, 1994

该项目旨在开始正在进行的关于价值观，特别是国家和文化价值观在科学和技术的公共传播中的作用的讨论和辩论。 该奖项为关于这一主题的一个小组和关于如何将价值观问题纳入对从事科学和技术公共传播的人的教育和培训的圆桌讨论会提供部分支助。 这次会议是由国际科技公众传播网主办的，将于4月21日至24日在加拿大蒙特利尔举行。 该奖学金将使来自发展中国家的大约8名专家和来自美国的3名专家（包括少数民族学者）能够参加。 小组将被要求解决个人权利和公共利益的问题，在有关科学和技术的传播方法，以及新闻价值观和文化价值观之间的关系。 该圆桌会议将负责查明现有的关于科学和技术的价值观和公众传播的教育和培训工作，并审议今后可能提出或建议的倡议。 科学家、工程师和美国科学技术公共传播专家需要接触这些国际视角，以防止误解，并在这一领域制定更好的教育计划。 研究结果预计将作为会议论文集的一部分发表，也许还将作为《公众理解科学》杂志的特刊发表。 提交给NSF的最终报告将包括演示文稿和相关文件的副本。 ***

9311706 Lewenstein This project is designed to begin ongoing discussion and debate about the role of values, especially national and cultural values, in public communication of science and technology. The award provides partial support for a panel on the subject and for a roundtable discussion on how to include values issues in education and training for people engaged in public communication of science and technology. These activities will occur at the meeting on "Science Literacy and the Global Village," sponsored by the International Network on Public Communication of Science and Technology, scheduled for April 21-24, in Montreal, Canada. This award will enable the participation of approximately eight specialists from developing countries and three, including minority scholars, from the United States. The panel will be asked to address questions of individual rights and communal goods in approaches to communication about science and technology, and the relation between values in journalism and cultural values. The roundtable will be charged to identify existing education and training efforts on values and public communication of science and technology, and to consider future initiatives that might be suggested or recommended. Scientists, engineers, and specialists in public communication about science and technology in the U.S. need exposure to these international perspectives inorder to prevent misunderstandings and to develop better educational programs in this field. Results are expected to be published as part of a collection of papers from the meeting and, perhaps, as a special issue of the journal Public Understanding of Science. The final report to NSF will include copies of the presentations and associated documents. ***