Citizen Science as a Means for Increasing Public Engagement in Science

Martin, Victoria Y.

doi:10.1177/1075547017696165

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“…The hypothesis of this research supports those of some of the previous studies which found a positive association between volunteers' Science Trust and their intention to volunteer (Martin, 2017). The findings of this research indicate that the science volunteers were positively motivated across cases, either intrinsically or due to their personal trust, meaning that if they think all scientific data are objective and reliable, they will have greater willingness to attend Science Volunteer activities rather than other activities in the future.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…In this research, it is considered that, if volunteers have more trust in science, they will usually be involved in citizen science. Unfortunately, the literature on the effects between trust in science and involvement in citizen science is limited (Martin, 2017). Thus, in this research, this effect was tested by examining the factors that influence volunteers' trust in science and what impacts their trust has on their intentions to continue their involvement in volunteer work.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, in recent years there has been growing interest in recruiting volunteers for citizen science projects to take part in scientific studies (Aristeidou, Scanlon, & Sharples, 2017;Chien, 2017); accordingly, there has been continued growth in the involvement of the general public in shared scientific activities and science understanding (Aristeidou, Scanlon, & Sharples, 2017). The benefits of public engagement (PE) include (i) contributing to building a more scientifically literate society, (ii) injecting differing perspectives and creativity into research design and results, and (iii) fostering more societally relevant and desirable research and innovation outcomes (Martin, 2017). For example, one of the most successful cases of public engagement in science is bird monitoring.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Enhancing Volunteers’ Intention to Engage in Citizen Science: The Roles of Self-Efficacy, Satisfaction and Science Trust

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This research was carried out at the Science Volunteer Program 2018, which is run by Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology. The purpose of the research was to understand the effects of self-efficacy, satisfaction, and science trust on science volunteers' intention to continue volunteering. The research drew on the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to test how social cognitive variables affect volunteers' intention to continue engaging in events and with organizations. A total of 156 volunteers taking part in the program completed a questionnaire measuring Self-efficacy, Satisfaction, Trust, and Intention. A structural equation model (SEM) was developed, and the proposed effects on the variables were tested using SEM procedures. The results of the SEM analysis found that there were positive effects

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Enhancing Volunteers’ Intention to Engage in Citizen Science: The Roles of Self-Efficacy, Satisfaction and Science Trust

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“…It may help to articulate the values of the most affected communities and align policy recommendations with their expectations (Lemke and Harris-Way, 2015). Further, citizens have recently become more involved in the research effort itself through do-it-yourself science and other bottom-up approaches (Nascimento et al 2014;Martin 2017).…”

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Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

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The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) employs over 2000 scientists and seeks to maximise the value and impact of research in the EU policy process. To that end, its Knowledge management for policy (KMP) initiative synthesised the insights of a large amount of interdisciplinary work on the 'evidence-policy interface' to promote a new skills and training agenda. It developed this training initially for Commission staff, but many of its insights are relevant to organisations which try to combine research, policymaking, management, and communication skills to improve the value and use of research in policy. We recommend that such organisations should develop teams of researchers, policymakers, and 'knowledge brokers' to produce eight key practices: (1) research synthesis, to generate 'state of the art' knowledge on a policy problem; (2) management of expert communities, to maximise collaboration; (3) understanding policymaking, to know when and how to present evidence; (4) interpersonal skills, to focus on relationships and interaction; (5) engagement, to include citizens and stakeholders; (6) effective communication of knowledge; (7) monitoring and evaluation, to identify the impact of evidence on policy; and (8) policy advice, to know how to present knowledge effectively and ethically. No one possesses all skills relevant to all these practices. Rather, we recommend that organisations at the evidence-policy interface produce teams of people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and complementary skills.

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“…Contributing to CS efforts presents one type of action people can take. However, evidence suggests the people most interested in CS programs are those already concerned about science and the environment (Martin, 2017), meaning that CS will naturally attract a particular type of participant (pro-science or pro-environmental) rather than a broad reach across audiences with many different science/environmental attitudes. Furthermore, one of the challenges in CS projects is to recruit and retain participants.…”

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How Does the Diversity of Divers Affect the Design of Citizen Science Projects?

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Divers have widely participated in citizen science (CS) projects and are one of the main groups of marine citizen scientists. However, there is little knowledge about profiles of, and incentives for potential divers to join CS projects. To date, most studies have focused on the SCUBA diving industry; nevertheless, there is a diversity of divers, not all using SCUBA, who engage in different activities during their dives. Differences in diver profiles could affect their willingness and ability to contribute to CS. In this study, we compare the diving profile, interests, preferences and motivations to participate in CS of five diver types (artisanal fishermen, recreational divers, instructors, scientific divers, and others). All divers have strong interests in participating in CS projects, with no major differences among diver types. In general, they are interested in a wide variety of themes related to CS but they prefer simple sampling protocols. Divers are motivated to participate in CS to learn about the sea and contribute to science. Some important differences among diver types were found, with artisanal fishermen having significantly more dive experience than other diver types, but less free time during their dives and limited access to some communication channels and technologies. These characteristics make them ideal partners to contribute their local ecological knowledge (LEK) to local CS projects. In contrast, recreational divers have the least experience but most free time during their dives and good access to cameras and communications channels, making them suitable partners for large-scale CS projects that do not require a high level of species knowledge. Instructors and scientific divers are well-placed to coordinate and supervise CS activities. The results confirm that divers are not all alike and specific considerations have to be taken into account to improve the contribution of each diver type to CS. The findings provide essential information for the design of different types of CS projects. By considering the relevant incentives and opportunities for diverse diver groups, marine CS projects will make efficient gains in volunteer recruitment, retention, and collaborative generation of knowledge about the marine environment.

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Citizen Science as a Means for Increasing Public Engagement in Science

Cited by 52 publications

References 64 publications

Enhancing Volunteers’ Intention to Engage in Citizen Science: The Roles of Self-Efficacy, Satisfaction and Science Trust

Enhancing Volunteers’ Intention to Engage in Citizen Science: The Roles of Self-Efficacy, Satisfaction and Science Trust

Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

How Does the Diversity of Divers Affect the Design of Citizen Science Projects?

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