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Autor/inn/en | Jones, M. Gail; Childers, Gina; Andre, Thomas; Corin, Elysa N.; Hite, Rebecca |
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Titel | Citizen Scientists and Non-Citizen Scientist Hobbyists: Motivation, Benefits, and Influences |
Quelle | In: International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 8 (2018) 4, S.287-306 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Hite, Rebecca) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 2154-8455 |
DOI | 10.1080/21548455.2018.1475780 |
Schlagwörter | Citizen Participation; Scientists; Recreational Activities; Informal Education; Science Interests; Motivation; Gender Differences; Information Dissemination; Writing for Publication; Computer Mediated Communication; Science Process Skills; Scientific Literacy; Altruism 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Freizeitgestaltung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Geschlechterkonflikt; Informationsverbreitung; Computerkonferenz; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus |
Abstract | Creating citizens interested in science and able to participate in science discourse and decisions is one of the goals of science education. Science hobbyists embody this goal through their life-long leisure interests and engagement in science. This study compared the motivations, perceived hobby benefits, and factors that influenced their hobby development for citizen-scientists and non-citizen scientists. A deeper understanding of factors that relate to involvement in both citizen science and science hobbies may inform efforts to encourage such participation. Data were collected through open-ended interviews with 107 amateur astronomer and birder hobbyists (67 citizen scientists and 40 non-citizen science participants) and an online survey. The results of the interviews informed the development of the online survey that was distributed nationally; participants included 2119 non-citizen scientists and 745 citizen scientists. Citizen scientists reported different hobby-related motivations, interests, and experiences than non-citizen science hobbyists. Male citizen scientists were more likely than male non-citizen scientists to report sharing information with others and educating youth as important motives to their hobby participation. As compared to non citizen-scientists, citizen scientists reported being more influenced in their hobby by formal and informal educational institutions, were more likely than non-citizen scientist hobbyists to report publishing articles for the public and using electronic media to communicate with other hobbyists. Citizen scientists reported improved science process skills and a better understanding of the nature of science. The implications of the results for a deeper understanding of what encourages individuals to participate in citizen science and science hobbies are discussed. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |