What is it about?
University Extension faculty have public outreach and engagement responsibilities as part of their jobs. Presumably, this should make them better at these activities. This research suggests ways to promote better engagement and outreach based on investigating these faculty.
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Why is it important?
This paper examines people purportedly best at sharing their work with the public. We found strategies they use as well as gaps remaining that we can use to design better support for all faculty.
Perspectives
Despite calls to share research work with the public, university faculty in particular receive little support to do so. This publication suggests ways we can improve our professional development in this area to promote better public engagement.
Dr Kathryn A Stofer
University of Florida
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This page is a summary of: Investigating exemplary public engagement with science: Case study of extension faculty reveals preliminary professional development recommendations, International Journal of Science Education Part B, January 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2017.1420268.
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