US-Africa Workshop: Achieving Public Understanding of Research in Developing Countries, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2002

0221207 Lewenstein该奖项共资助来自美国、南亚和东亚以及美洲的37名参与者参加定于2002年12月5日至9日在南非开普敦举行的关于“在发展中国家实现公众对科学的理解”的美非研讨会。 将有大约60名与会者，其中还包括来自欧洲和澳大利亚的与会者。 已作出特别努力，让全世界发展中国家的与会者参加。共同组织者是康奈尔大学传播系的布鲁斯·莱温斯坦教授和南非比勒陀利亚教育、科学和技术基金会科学传播系的玛丽娜·朱伯特女士。 研讨会的参与者将探讨公众对科学的理解问题，并建立网络和合作，以促成创新项目和研究。会议将汇集科学和技术公共传播的知识渊博的从业人员、学者和科学家。 他们反映了专业知识的多样性，其中一些来自电子或印刷媒体领域，而其他人则在向公众介绍研究方面经验丰富。会议将探讨两个跨领域的问题：1）公众对科学的理解和公众对研究的理解之间的差异，以及2）科学传播的传统赤字模式与科学传播的新背景，外行知识/专业知识和参与模式之间的差异。 在研讨会之前，每位与会者将撰写一篇关于发展中国家实现公众对科学的理解的挑战和机遇的“专栏文章”。 这些立场声明将分发给所有与会者，为会议期间的讨论做准备。 作为讲习班的一项成果，将编写一份指南，用于发展“南部非洲科学传播网络”。“研究结果将通过专业期刊和网站传播，该项目支持来自美国的两名初级调查员和来自尼日利亚的一名初级调查员参加。 国际科学和工程办公室，教育和人力资源局以及社会和经济科学司共同支持该奖项。

0221207LewensteinThis award supports a total of 37 participants from the United States, South and East Asia, and the Americas in a US-Africa Workshop on "Achieving Public Understanding of Science in Developing Countries," scheduled for December 5-9, 2002, in Cape Town, South Africa. There will be a total of approximately 60 participants, which will also include attendees from Europe and Australia. A special effort has been made to include participants from developing countries throughout the world. The co-organizers are Professor Bruce Lewenstein, with the Department of Communication at Cornell University, and Ms. Marina Joubert, with the Department of Science Communication at the Foundation for Education, Science, and Technology (FEST), Pretoria South Africa. The workshop participants will explore issues on the public understanding of science, and build networks and collaborations that can lead to innovative projects and research. The meeting will bring together knowledgeable practitioners of public communication of science and technology, scholars, and scientists. They reflect a great diversity of expertise, with some coming from the electronic or print media fields, while others are experienced in presenting research to the public. The meeting will explore two cross-cutting issues: 1) the difference between public understanding of science and public understanding of research, and 2) the differences between a traditional deficit model of science communication and newer contextual, lay knowledge/expertise, and participation models of science communication. Prior to the workshop each participant will produce an "op-ed piece" about the challenges and opportunities for achieving public understanding of science in developing countries. These position statements will be circulated to all participants in preparation for discussion during the meeting. As an outcome of the workshop a guide will be produced for use in the development of a "Southern African Science Communication Network." Results will be disseminated through professional journals and via a web site.The project supports the participation of two junior investigators from the United States, and one from Nigeria. The Office of International Science and Engineering, the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, and the Division of Social and Economic Sciences jointly support this award.