Open AccessTalking Science: Undergraduates’ Everyday Conversations as Acts of Boundary Spanning That Connect Science to Local Communities
Author(s) -
Hana Shah,
Josue Simeon,
Kathleen Quardokus Fisher,
Sarah L. Eddy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.33
H-Index - 67
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.21-06-0151
Subject(s) - boundary (topology) , boundary spanning , institution , citizen science , public relations , sociology , psychology , computer science , knowledge management , political science , social science , mathematics , botany , biology , mathematical analysis
Undergraduate biology majors are engaging in conversations about science with people in their personal networks. They engage in, and struggle with, translating science into common language and providing sufficient background information for laypeople to understand the concepts. Lack of credibility with their audiences was sometimes a problem.