Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science

Davis, Pryce

Abstract

This paper focuses on how the personal epistemologies of scientists and science communicators shape their practices and interact with one another in the construction of popular science news. I present data from observations and interviews with scientists and reporters as they work together to produce science news to show how competing epistemologies result in compromises that—when presented to the public—might lead readers to form understandings that are at odds with disciplinary knowledge.

Citation

Davis, P. Competing epistemologies in the construction of popular science. Presented at 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)

• Conference Name: 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)
• End Date: Jun 27, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Feb 12, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 24, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jun 7, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 24, 2018
• Journal: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/941832
• Contract Date: Jun 7, 2018