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What does social science research have to say
about communicating about basic science?
A Little … And Plenty
John C. Besley, Michigan State University
Karen Peterman, Allison Black-Maier, and
Jane Robertson-Evia, Karen Peterman Consulting
This material is based upon
work supported by the National
Science Foundation (NSF, Grant
AISL 1421214-1421723. Any
opinions, findings, conclusions,
or recommendations expressed
in this material are those of the
authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the NSF.
Will provide link to key
documents at end.
The challenge, as we understand it …
Is there an evidence-based literature specifically
focused on basic science that basic science
communicators could draw on when making decisions?
Our piece of the puzzle:
Four Key Science Communication Journals*
(Based on Web of Science database)
5
N2009-2020 = 513***
(Online, open-access)
N2011-2020 = 183
(Online, open-access)
N1994-2020 = 629
(Online, open-access)
N1994-2020 = 1,061**
(Online, open-access)
*Articles labeled as ‘article’ (not commentary, book reviews, etc.); **Appears to miss some early content; ***Database appears to have expansive category of what is included as ‘articles.’
Logic: If a ‘basic science
communication’ literature
exists then it should appear
in these four journals.
An example for why these four journals:
Where does the term ‘public engagement’ appear?*
*Web of Science visualization tool with search term “public engagement” for all sub-databases (N =4,556)
But … here is the only article
in which the term “basic
science” seems to be used in
these journals’ key data*
*Search is in titles, abstracts, and keywords, only
Getting started …
• Keyword strategy to reduce articles
• Source 1: Collaborator discussion of words
that might suggest a ‘basic science’ focus
• Source 2: Department of Energy, Kavli Foundation websites
• Source 3: NVivo keyword ‘cloud’ to identify missing words
• Separate list of ‘applied’ words (~technology, health focused)
• Human coding* of keyword-selected articles
• Reduced to n = 161 (α = .81, n = 24)
• Articles can have more than one code/keyword
*Two independent coders, trained on subset of content while refining coding rules and then remaining content without knowing what content was being double coded
n = 38
Other
keywords
…
Step 3. Human coding for method
(To find data that might speak to best practices)
**Two independent coders, trained on subset of content while refining coding rules and then remaining content without knowing what content was being double
coded (n = 49, ~30% of sample), review based on downloaded copy of full article. ***Articles could be coded for more than one category.
• Articles could
include multiple
forms of ‘data’
• Main Conclusion:
Only about 5%
of all articles are
(a) substantively
focused on basic
science and (b)
include
contemporary,
non-content
analysis data
• Looking for broadly-defined potential …
• Goals: Behavior-like outcomes such as funding, support, science
career choice, long-term relationships, scientist research choices
• Objectives: Individual outcomes such as non-scientists’ or scientists’
scientific knowledge, evaluative beliefs (e.g., risk/benefits, norms, self-
efficacy, or trustworthiness-related beliefs), feelings/emotions, frames,
or psychological processes (e.g., cognitive engagement)
• Tactics/Activities: Communicative behaviors (e.g., timing, location),
messages (e.g., images, words), styles/tones (e.g., humor, serious,
narrative), source choice, channel
Step 4. Qualitative read* of (a) quantitative,
(b) qualitative, and (b) case study abstracts
Besley, J. C., Dudo, A., &
Yuan, S. (2018). Scientists’
views about communication
objectives. Public Understanding
of Science, 27(6), 708-730.
Besley, J. C., Newman, T.,
Dudo, A., & Tiffany, L. A.
(2020). Exploring Scholars’
Public Engagement Goals in
Canada and the United States.
Public Understanding of Science,
29(8), 855-867. Besley, J. C.,
O’Hara, K., & Dudo, A.
(2019). Strategic science
communication as planned
behavior: Understanding
scientists’ willingness to
choose specific tactics. PLoS
ONE, 14(10), e0224039.
Step 4. Qualitative read* of (a) quantitative,
(b) qualitative, and (b) case study abstracts
Step 4. Qualitative read* of (a) quantitative,
(b) qualitative, and (b) case study abstracts
Available articles seem to focus on …
• Tactics/Activities: Primary focus on events, exhibits, media use (for surveys)
• Objectives: Near exclusive focus on fostering/understanding scientific
knowledge, risk/benefit beliefs (especially in nanotech context), and
emotions/feelings (e.g., awe, interest)
• Goals: Some focus on public acceptance/support (especially
in nanotech context) and youth career choice, but limited …
*Thematic analysis using NVivo with emergent codes and theory derived codes
What about ‘two way’ public engagement?
We saw almost no research where a goal or
objective was changing scientists’ behaviors,
knowledge, evaluative beliefs, feelings, or frames
Step 5 … exploratory deep dive into neuroscience
and astronomy communication literatures
(with forays beyond the ‘core’ journals)
Brain by Dierk Schaefer and Jesse Richmond, both via Flickr Creative Commons
Similar to other
topics, with some
specific emphasis
on career goals and
funding, positive
emotions (e.g., awe
and wonder), as
well as imagery
Similar to other
topics, with some
specific emphasis on
how neuroscience is
perceived and the
danger of misuse,
especially in context
of brain imagery
Paul Bettany as an albino monk in The DaVinci Code
Our questions now …
• Is it worth fostering more discussion within basic science
communities about concrete long-term communication goals?
• Would more discussion about long-term goals help broaden
the range of communication objectives being studied in the
context of basic science topics?
• Would more discussion of near-term communication
objectives help people in the scientific community prioritize
specific communication activities/tactics for deeper evaluation?
Key point: Clarity about behavior-like goals and individual-level
communication objectives lets you use literature from across the social sciences
Draft Documents at:
https://tinyurl.com/JCB4KAVLIDOE

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Kavli-DOE Basic Science Webinar

  • 1. What does social science research have to say about communicating about basic science? A Little … And Plenty John C. Besley, Michigan State University Karen Peterman, Allison Black-Maier, and Jane Robertson-Evia, Karen Peterman Consulting This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF, Grant AISL 1421214-1421723. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. Will provide link to key documents at end.
  • 2. The challenge, as we understand it … Is there an evidence-based literature specifically focused on basic science that basic science communicators could draw on when making decisions?
  • 3. Our piece of the puzzle: Four Key Science Communication Journals* (Based on Web of Science database) 5 N2009-2020 = 513*** (Online, open-access) N2011-2020 = 183 (Online, open-access) N1994-2020 = 629 (Online, open-access) N1994-2020 = 1,061** (Online, open-access) *Articles labeled as ‘article’ (not commentary, book reviews, etc.); **Appears to miss some early content; ***Database appears to have expansive category of what is included as ‘articles.’ Logic: If a ‘basic science communication’ literature exists then it should appear in these four journals.
  • 4. An example for why these four journals: Where does the term ‘public engagement’ appear?* *Web of Science visualization tool with search term “public engagement” for all sub-databases (N =4,556)
  • 5. But … here is the only article in which the term “basic science” seems to be used in these journals’ key data* *Search is in titles, abstracts, and keywords, only
  • 6. Getting started … • Keyword strategy to reduce articles • Source 1: Collaborator discussion of words that might suggest a ‘basic science’ focus • Source 2: Department of Energy, Kavli Foundation websites • Source 3: NVivo keyword ‘cloud’ to identify missing words • Separate list of ‘applied’ words (~technology, health focused) • Human coding* of keyword-selected articles • Reduced to n = 161 (α = .81, n = 24) • Articles can have more than one code/keyword *Two independent coders, trained on subset of content while refining coding rules and then remaining content without knowing what content was being double coded n = 38
  • 8. Step 3. Human coding for method (To find data that might speak to best practices) **Two independent coders, trained on subset of content while refining coding rules and then remaining content without knowing what content was being double coded (n = 49, ~30% of sample), review based on downloaded copy of full article. ***Articles could be coded for more than one category. • Articles could include multiple forms of ‘data’ • Main Conclusion: Only about 5% of all articles are (a) substantively focused on basic science and (b) include contemporary, non-content analysis data
  • 9. • Looking for broadly-defined potential … • Goals: Behavior-like outcomes such as funding, support, science career choice, long-term relationships, scientist research choices • Objectives: Individual outcomes such as non-scientists’ or scientists’ scientific knowledge, evaluative beliefs (e.g., risk/benefits, norms, self- efficacy, or trustworthiness-related beliefs), feelings/emotions, frames, or psychological processes (e.g., cognitive engagement) • Tactics/Activities: Communicative behaviors (e.g., timing, location), messages (e.g., images, words), styles/tones (e.g., humor, serious, narrative), source choice, channel Step 4. Qualitative read* of (a) quantitative, (b) qualitative, and (b) case study abstracts
  • 10. Besley, J. C., Dudo, A., & Yuan, S. (2018). Scientists’ views about communication objectives. Public Understanding of Science, 27(6), 708-730. Besley, J. C., Newman, T., Dudo, A., & Tiffany, L. A. (2020). Exploring Scholars’ Public Engagement Goals in Canada and the United States. Public Understanding of Science, 29(8), 855-867. Besley, J. C., O’Hara, K., & Dudo, A. (2019). Strategic science communication as planned behavior: Understanding scientists’ willingness to choose specific tactics. PLoS ONE, 14(10), e0224039. Step 4. Qualitative read* of (a) quantitative, (b) qualitative, and (b) case study abstracts
  • 11. Step 4. Qualitative read* of (a) quantitative, (b) qualitative, and (b) case study abstracts Available articles seem to focus on … • Tactics/Activities: Primary focus on events, exhibits, media use (for surveys) • Objectives: Near exclusive focus on fostering/understanding scientific knowledge, risk/benefit beliefs (especially in nanotech context), and emotions/feelings (e.g., awe, interest) • Goals: Some focus on public acceptance/support (especially in nanotech context) and youth career choice, but limited … *Thematic analysis using NVivo with emergent codes and theory derived codes
  • 12. What about ‘two way’ public engagement? We saw almost no research where a goal or objective was changing scientists’ behaviors, knowledge, evaluative beliefs, feelings, or frames
  • 13. Step 5 … exploratory deep dive into neuroscience and astronomy communication literatures (with forays beyond the ‘core’ journals) Brain by Dierk Schaefer and Jesse Richmond, both via Flickr Creative Commons Similar to other topics, with some specific emphasis on career goals and funding, positive emotions (e.g., awe and wonder), as well as imagery Similar to other topics, with some specific emphasis on how neuroscience is perceived and the danger of misuse, especially in context of brain imagery
  • 14. Paul Bettany as an albino monk in The DaVinci Code Our questions now … • Is it worth fostering more discussion within basic science communities about concrete long-term communication goals? • Would more discussion about long-term goals help broaden the range of communication objectives being studied in the context of basic science topics? • Would more discussion of near-term communication objectives help people in the scientific community prioritize specific communication activities/tactics for deeper evaluation? Key point: Clarity about behavior-like goals and individual-level communication objectives lets you use literature from across the social sciences Draft Documents at: https://tinyurl.com/JCB4KAVLIDOE