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This paper is the culmination of several meaning-making activities between an external researcher, PES practitioners, and social scientist researchers who considered the unique contributions that can be made through RPPs on PES (that is, research-practice partnerships on public engagement with science). Based on the experiences from three RPP projects, the group noted that the PES context may be particularly suited to RPPs, and identified the importance of working as thinking-partners who support reciprocal decision-making. Recommendations are made in support of using these approaches to advance practical knowledge-building and reduce shared frustrations about the disconnect between research and practice in PES.
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Boundary spanners and thinking partners: adapting and expanding the research-practice partnership literature for public engagement with science (PES)
This paper is the culmination of several meaning-making activities between an external researcher, PES practitioners, and social scientist researchers who considered the unique contributions that can be made through RPPs on PES (that is, research-practice partnerships on public engagement with science). Based on the experiences from three RPP projects, the group noted that the PES context may be particularly suited to RPPs, and identified the importance of working as thinking-partners who support reciprocal decision-making. Recommendations are made in support of using these approaches to advance practical knowledge-building and reduce shared frustrations about the disconnect between research and practice in PES.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1906408
- PAR ID:
- 10327026
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- JCOM journal of science communication
- ISSN:
- 1824-2049
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/doi.org/10.22323/2.20070801
