公眾理解科學的研究回顧與展望

Review and Prospect of Research in the Field of Public Understanding Science

本研究以媒體素養的觀點，以主題分析方法回顧《公眾理解科學》(JournalofPublicUnderstandingScience)刊物中科學傳播研究的特徵。研究發現，科學傳播議題強調「公眾屬性、傳播情境與互動交流」等三個面向，此特點亦反映科學傳播內容產製具有組織特性，說明在不同文化團體中公眾對科學議題具「協商」特質，該刊物研究淡化傳統科學中科學權威之形象，並體現科學知識共創與分享的精神。
This study examines the characteristics of science communicationthat published in 'Journal of Public Understanding Science'. This method is grounded on the definition of thematic analysis approach and reviews from communicational issue. Included in this review were studies inresearch papersof public understanding science which could be described using the perspective of media literacy.The study reveals that scientific issue in socierytend to emphasize the communicational situationof theiraudience. Moreover, the connections with audiences are often foreground.Thesefeaturesreflect the characters of educational and communicational organizationswhich make science communicationmore 'negotiation' in cultural groups. In this way, the traditional scientific authority would be less centered, encouraging the co-createdand sharing of knowledge.