Dimensions of Public Engagement with Science

波士顿科学博物馆(MOS)正在进行一个多阶段项目，该项目建立在NSF/ISE资助的促进非正式科学教育中心(CAISE)调查小组2009年关于非正式科学教育中的“公众参与科学”模式(PES)的报告基础上。与公众理解科学模式(POS)不同，公众科学理解模式强调从专家到公众的知识的单向传播或转化(通常通过非正式科学教育专业人员的调解)，而PES模式呼吁各种活动、事件或互动，其特点是不同背景、科学专业知识和生活经验的人之间的相互学习，其中阐述和讨论观点、想法、知识和价值观。这个为期两年的项目将探索新的大规模协作公共参与活动的可能性，寻找ISE社区广泛感兴趣的主题和方法，确定潜在的合作伙伴和顾问，并制定未来的项目计划和建议。在其多阶段过程中，MOS将首先使用“PES的维度”分析工具收集、分析和发布关于当前PES活动的案例研究信息，以确定广泛项目中的PES和PUO活动群。在数据收集和分析阶段之后，将召开一次国家和国际专业人员讲习班，以探讨其影响并确定该领域的未来方向。该项目将编写和分发三份报告：案例研究阶段的结论摘要；讲习班的结论报告；以及项目评价结果和对项目参与者的影响的摘要。

The Museum of Science, Boston, (MOS) is conducting a multi-phase project that builds on the groundwork laid by the 2009 report of the NSF/ISE-funded Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) Inquiry Group on the "public engagement with science" model (PES) in informal science education. In comparison to the Public Understanding of Science model (PUOS), where the emphasis is on a one-way transmission or translation of knowledge from experts to the public (often via the mediation of professionals in informal science education), the PES model calls for activities, events, or interactions that are characterized by mutual learning among people of varied backgrounds, scientific expertise, and life experiences, where perspectives, ideas, knowledge and values are articulated and discussed. The two-year project will explore the possibility of new large-scale collaborative public engagement activities, find topics and approaches that are of broad interest with the ISE community, identify potential partners and advisors, and develop future project plans and proposals. In its multi-phase process, MOS will first collect, analyze and publish case-study information about current PES activities using a "dimensions of PES" analytical tool to identify clusters of PES and PUOS activities across a broad spectrum of projects. After the data collection and analysis stage, a workshop of national and international professionals will be convened to explore the implications and identify future directions for the field. The project will produce and disseminate three reports: A summary of findings from the case study phase; a report of the findings of the workshop; and a summary of findings of the evaluation of the project and the impact on project participants.