SCIENCE-EDU-COMMUNICATION: TRENDS REVEAL IN 20 YEARS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

Leon Yufeng Wu; Nathan M. Truong; Hsin-Yen Lu; Yuen-Hsian Tseng; Chun-Yen Chang

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SCIENCE-EDU-COMMUNICATION: TRENDS REVEAL IN 20 YEARS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

Title	SCIENCE-EDU-COMMUNICATION: TRENDS REVEAL IN 20 YEARS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2019
Authors	Wu, LY, Truong, NM, Lu, H-Y, Tseng, Y-H, Chang, C-Y
Journal	Journal of Baltic Science Education
Volume	18
Issue	5
Start Page	793-805
Pagination	Continuous
Date Published	October/2019
Type of Article	Original article
ISSN	1648-3898
Other Numbers	E-ISSN 2538-7138
Keywords	CATAR, science communication, science education, science-edu-communication, scientometric analysis
Abstract	By investigating scholarly output in science communication from 1997 to 2018, this research sought evidence that science education has been increasingly focusing on communication methods to reach the public. Through an automatic scientometric method, this study analyzed 1300 articles published in two leading journals in the field of science communication. As a result, seven trends were revealed and categorized into three themes: Public engagement with science (PES); Media and science (MS); and Issues in science (IS). Furthermore, PES and MS scholarly output were found increased significantly. The findings confirmed the goal of this research. However, it then suggested a research area of bridging science education and science communication that is currently less explored. Given increased focus towards PES and MS, these fields are primed for further collaboration to more engage the public in science learning.
URL	http://oaji.net/articles/2019/987-1571128365.pdf
DOI	10.33225/jbse/19.18.793
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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