Overview
- Reveals what online citizen science projects can tell us about the 'democratization' of science
- Explores the wider appeal of these projects and their potential for learning and community creation
- Examines the increasing popularity of online citizen science projects
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education (PSAE)
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This book examines the increasing popularity of online citizen science projects arising from developments in ICT and rapid improvements in data storage and generation. As these new technologies allow for much higher levels of participation, collaboration and interaction, the author explores what online citizen science projects reveal about the ‘democratisation’ of science and distributed engagement with authentic research. Analysing the wider appeal of these projects as well as their potential for informal science learning and creating communities of practice, this book asks whether ‘citizen’ and ‘researcher’ will ever be on equal footing. Drawn from years of mixed-methods research, this volume sheds light on this under-researched subject area despite its recent growth and enormous potential. It is sure to be of interest to students and scholars of democratised knowledge, citizen science and online learning, as well as those already involved in citizen science.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Vickie Curtis is the Public Engagement Manager at the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology within the University of Glasgow, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Online Citizen Science and the Widening of Academia
Book Subtitle: Distributed Engagement with Research and Knowledge Production
Authors: Vickie Curtis
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77664-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77663-7Published: 30 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08506-3Published: 08 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77664-4Published: 20 April 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-5036
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5044
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 194
Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Technology, Alternative Education, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Science and Technology Studies, Science Education