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This theoretical chapter asks how considerations and policies related to languages shape science communication in two small countries, Estonia and Finland, both of which have a well-established science communication ecosystem and high levels of trust in science. The aim is to discuss how languages, trust, and diversity are intertwined in science co...
Increasingly, “the demand to communicate with the public has become part of
[scientists’] legitimating exercises” (Weingart, 2012). Visibility of scientists is
usually perceived positively in the science communication framework and efforts
are made to support their public communication efforts, e.g., by providing media
training to researchers.
The...
When teaching about complex phenomena (e.g. concepts related to the natural environment), good quality questioning could lead to a more profound conceptual change. However, asking questions that help students to construct new knowledge is a challenge for many educators. To help promote better questioning, we analyzed the kind of questions (N = 3168...
Ajakirjanduses kujunesid 20. sajandi lõpuks välja peamised teaduse vahendamise mustrid, mida edasise analüüsi jaoks on otstarbekas eristada. Üldistatult ja lihtsustatult on need a) lähenemine, kus ajakirjandus kohtleb teadust nagu iga teist eluvaldkonda ja kasutab selle kajastamisel samu ajakirjanduslikke võtteid; b) teema delegeerimine spetsialise...
Although the need to improve quality of science communication is often mentioned in public discussions, the science communication literature offers few conceptualizations of quality. We used a concept mapping approach, involving representatives of various science communication stakeholder groups working collaboratively, to propose a framework of qu...
The promotion of quality is a critical aspect to consider in the re-examination of science communication. This problem is analysed in the research carried out by the QUEST project, as featured in this paper. Engaging key stakeholders in a codesign process — through interviews, focus groups, workshops and surveys — the research identified barriers t...
We lack a good framework to characterize media-related adaptations of researchers. This paper explores Estonian scientists visible in the media to propose five dimensions to characterize the degree of mediatization of a researcher, and describes two basic types of visible scientists. Representatives of one type (‘adapters to media logic’) are able...
Objective: This chapter describes how the Estonian satellite project ESTCube-1 engaged students, journalists, decision-makers and general public with its activities, achieving high media visibility and strong public support for the satellite project and space sciences in general. Background: ESTCube is a student satellite program that in 2013 launc...
In Estonia, experts and scientists are able to launch major societal
debates and enrich them with research findings. However, this does
not mean that the public always perceives these discussions as
knowledge-based.
Estonia, with just 1.3 million people, is one of the smallest countries in the world to use its own language as the primary language in all areas of social life, including media and all levels of education. Today, the country also has a modern science communication landscape with science centres, science festivals and other regular events, establis...
In this report we present such a framework of quality, consisting of 12 indicators that can be used to assess quality in various strands of science communication. The results are based on co-design sessions with science communication stakeholders, thus representing the views and quality expectations of the science communication community.
The perceived value of public visibility has led research institutions and individual scientists to integrate the logic of the media into their communication practices, a process known as ‘mediatization’. This paper investigates the media coverage of the Estonian satellite project
ESTCube-1 (2008-2015), whose members, according to a previous study,...
This paper explores the possible role of Open Science in the knowledge transfer between research and policy, focusing on its potential use by scientific councillors at Estonian ministries. Qualitative interviews with scientific councillors show that they perceive their role as intermediaries between research and policy and focus their work on impro...
Increased interactions between researchers and the media can change the individual and collective practices in science due to the considerations about media logic. This article uses the example of the team behind the Estonian satellite ESTCube-1 to describe the process of mediatization and its impacts on the research project. The quick and extensiv...
The study investigates adaptations of organizations in the field of science to the requirements of mass media. Based on the current research, we assume that mediatization is advanced by the need of individual and collective actors for public attention and that this need varies depending on national structural factors. We compared Estonia and German...
Previous studies have concluded that science coverage in Soviet countries
was determined by the ideological function of the media. This paper
analyses the science coverage in Soviet Estonian publications Rahva Hääl
and Horisont in 1960/1967 and 1980 and demonstrates that the
popularization of science existed as an independent function of articles....
This paper „EU Reporting from Brussels and European Public Sphere“ is trying to engage in the debate about European sphere. Analyzing the work of Brussels correspondents from various European countries, the paper is looking for elements in their work affecting the European public sphere. The rejection of EU constitution by French and Dutch voters h...
This study has been exploring the characteristics of science coverage in the Soviet Estonian newspaper Rahva Hääl. It was especially interested how the ideological control exerted on both science and the media manifests itself in the science articles. In a socialist society, the media was an important instrument of social construction, ‘a collectiv...
