A Conference Grant -- Enhancing the Public Understanding of Research -- January 28-30, 2001, Boston.

[00:91749]艾丽斯波士顿科学博物馆正在举办一个研讨会，重点讨论如何最好地解决提高公众对正在进行的重大研究工作的理解这一问题。讲习班将开始在科学、工程和技术领域的研究人员和一些最杰出的非正式公共教育实践者之间进行重要的讨论。讨论将探讨在向公众传播有关研究的信息以及增加公众对这项研究的作用和可能影响的理解方面可能采取的可能方向。需要审查的问题包括：重点研究的范围和方面目前公众理解的障碍传播信息的不同方法的优点和缺点不同方法的成本和时间框架如何鼓励和实施以增加公众理解为目标的机构之间的合作和联网。研讨会的总体目标是双重的：提供反馈，为新项目的创建提供信息，以解决提高公众对研究的理解的问题，并在有共同目标的机构之间分享想法。

0091749ELLISThe Museum of Science in Boston is conducting a workshop/symposium that will focus on the question of how best to address the issue of enhancing public understanding of major, on-going research efforts. The workshop will begin a critical discussion among researchers and some of the most prominent practitioners of informal public education in the areas of science, engineering and technology. The discussion will explore possible directions that might be taken in regard to disseminating information about research to the public and in increasing the public's understanding of the role and possible implications of this research. Issues to be examined include: The scope and aspects of research upon which to focus The present obstacles to public understanding The advantages and disadvantages of different approaches for disseminating information Costs and time frames of different approaches How to encourage and implement collaboration and networking among institutions that have the goal of increasing public understanding.The general goal of the workshop is twofold: to provide feedback that will inform the creation of new programs to address the issue of enhancing public understanding of research and to share ideas among institutions that have a common purpose.