EAGER: Integration of Science Outreach into the Research Enterprise: Data-Driven Perspectives

科学外联是一种战略，有助于以文化上相关的方式将科学家与非专业受众联系起来，其总体目标是在科学与社会之间架起桥梁。科学推广的概念可以追溯到现代科学研究的开始，但在最近，科学推广越来越被视为科学事业的必要组成部分，特别是在促进获取，公平和包容性的背景下。然而，在扩大和维持科学外联工作方面存在挑战。随着科学推广领域走向专业化，了解科学界成员目前如何看待科学推广计划和活动是很重要的。该项目的目标是揭示科学研究人员如何重视科学推广，了解科学家参与科学推广相关活动的动机，并研究性别和种族如何影响参与。该项目的成果有可能提高人们对科学宣传重要性的认识，并最终支持公众更多、有效和可持续地参与科学。该项目的目标将通过创建、传播和分析一个全国性的调查工具来实现，该工具将在不断扩大的国家科学外联界的代表成员的合作投入下开发。调查工具将专门针对科学界中存在的三个不同的受访者群体进行调查：1）不开展科学外联的受访者; 2）以不同频率参加科学外联的受访者; 3）以科学外联为职业的受访者。将进行大规模的调查，并对调查结果进行分析，通过同行评议的出版物与广大科学界分享，同时还将在免费和公开的网络平台上分享补充性文章和未来的建议。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Science outreach represents a strategy that helps to connect scientists with non-specialized audiences in culturally relevant ways, with the overarching goal of bridging science and society. The concept of science outreach dates back to the beginning of modern science research, but in more recent times, science outreach is increasingly seen as a necessary component of the scientific enterprise, particularly in the context of promoting access, equity, and inclusivity. Yet, challenges exist with regard to scaling and sustaining science outreach efforts. As the field of science outreach moves towards professionalization, it is important to understand how science outreach programs and activities are currently viewed among members of the scientific community. The goal of this project is uncover how science outreach is valued among scientific researchers, learn what motivates scientists to participate in science outreach related initiatives, and examine how gender and race influences participation. The results of this project have the potential to raise awareness about the importance of science outreach and ultimately support increased, effective, and sustainable public engagement with science. The aims of this project will be accomplished through the creation, dissemination, and analysis of a nationwide survey instrument which will be developed with collaborative input from representative members of the growing national science outreach community. The survey instrument will be tailored to query three distinct groups of respondents that exist within the scientific community: 1) Respondents who do not conduct science outreach; 2) Respondents who participate in science outreach with varying frequency; 3) Respondents who practice science outreach as their profession. A large-scale survey will be conducted and the responses will be analyzed and shared with the broad scientific community through peer-reviewed publication, alongside complementary write-ups and future recommendations, which will be shared on free and publicly accessible web platforms.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.