adding dialogue to citizen science
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CAISE Inquiry Group Report, July 2009Public Participation in Scientific Research: Defining the Field and
Assessing its Potential for Informal Science Education
Bonney, R., Ballard, H., Jordan, R., McCallie, E., Phillips, T., Shirk, J., and Wilderman, C.
Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)
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Scientist/ Technician
Public Participants
Define a question/issueGather informationDevelop explanationsDesign data collection methodsCollect data/samplesAnalyze samplesAnalyze dataInterpret data/concludeDisseminate conclusionsDiscuss results/inquire further
Steps in scientific process:
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Contributory
Define a question/issueGather informationDevelop explanationsDesign data collection methodsCollect data/samplesAnalyze samplesAnalyze dataInterpret data/concludeDisseminate conclusionsDiscuss results/inquire further
Collaborative Co-CreatedPPSR models:
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Boundary of Northern Range
1990
2005
2000
1995
Project FeederWatchContributory
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Shermans Creek Conservation AssociationCo-created
Flickr photo, sierraclub
Flickr photo, 900hp
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Define a question/issueGather informationDevelop explanationsDesign data collection methodsCollect data/samplesAnalyze samplesAnalyze dataInterpret data/concludeDisseminate conclusionsDiscuss results/inquire further
Science center citizen science participation distribution:
0
5
10
15
20
Collecting data/samples
Series1
0
5
10
15
20
Discussing conclusions
Series1
0
5
10
15
20
Defining the question/issue
Series1
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Canadian Community Monitoring Network(Pollock and Whitelaw 2005; Vaughan et al 2003)
timely accessible relevant useful
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Environmental activities
Information(external)
Experience(internal)
Decision making
Values and perspectives
Recording
EmpowermentInterpretation
Adapted from Lawrence 2009
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Engaging researchers: Potentials
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Engaging researchers: Challenges
Logistic• Researcher aren’t everywhere
Perceived• Interpreting complex ideas• Making the global local• Engaging diverse stakeholders• Controversy/advocacy
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Decisions about risk
RationalAnalyticalCognitive
EmotionalValue-based
Affective
(Leiserowitz 2006)