Title | Science Communication in Theory and Practice [electronic resource] / edited by Susan M. Stocklmayer, Michael M. Gore, Chris Bryant |
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Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2001 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0620-0 |
Descript | XV, 285 p. online resource |
Section 1: Towards A Theoretical Basis For Science Communication -- 1. The Background to Effective Science Communication by the Public -- 2. Science Communication with the Public: A Cross Cultural Event -- 3. More than Story Telling-Reflecting on Popular Science -- 4. Topical Perspective and the Rhetorical Grounds of Practical Reason in Arguments About Science -- 5. Postmodern Science: The Decline or Liberation of Science -- Section 2: The Experimental Approach To Science Communication -- 6. Conversations in a Landscape of Science and Magic: Thinking about Science Communication -- 7. Communicating Science Through Interactive Science Research Centres: A Research Perspective -- 8. Towards a Unified Model of Education and Entertainment in Technology Centres -- 9. Reaching the Public โ Communicating the Vision -- Section 3: Science Communication And The Media -- 10. Science Journalism: the Inside Story -- 11. Presenting a Radio Science Program: Engaging the Public Interest -- 12. Science Communication via Television and the World Wide Web -- Section 4: Science Communication In Practice: Case Histories -- 13. New Visions for Associations for the Advancement of Science: A Case Study -- 14. The Edinburgh International Science Festival -- 15. The Questacon Story -- 16. The Anatomy of a Science Circus and the Development of a Graduate Program in Science Communication -- 17. Learning by Building (Destroying and Tinkering, Too): A Powerful Science Communication Tool -- Epilogue: Reflections Of An Eminent Scientist -- 18. Learning Science Communication on the Job -- Notes on Contributors