Step by step towards citizen science — deconstructing youth participation in BioBlitzes
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Authors
Lorke, JuliaBallard, Heidi L
Miller, Annie E
Swanson, Rebecca D
Pratt-Taweh, Sasha
Jennewein, Jessie N
Higgins, Lila
Johnson, Rebecca F
Young, Alison N
Ghadiri Khanaposhtani, Maryam
Robinson, LD
Issue date
2021-06-14Subject Terms
Citizen sciencePublic engagement with science and technology
Science education
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BioBlitzes, typically one-day citizen science (CS) events, provide opportunities for the public to participate in data collection for research and conservation, potentially promoting deeper engagement with science. We observed 81 youth at 15 BioBlitzes in the U.S. and U.K., identifying five steps participants use to create a biological record (Exploring, Observing, Identifying, Documenting and Recording). We found 67 youth engaged in at least one of the steps, but seldom in all, with rare participation in Recording which is crucial for contributing data to CS. These findings suggest BioBlitzes should reduce barriers to Recording for youth to increase engagement with science.Citation
Lorke, J., Ballard, H. L., Miller, A. E., Swanson, R. D., Pratt-Taweh, S., Jennewein, J. N., Higgins, L., Johnson, R. F., Young, A. N., Ghadiri Khanaposhtani, M. and Robinson, L. D. (2021). ‘Step by step towards citizen science — deconstructing youth participation in BioBlitzes’. JCOM 20 (04), A03. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.20040203.Publisher
Sissa Medialab SrlJournal
Journal of Science CommunicationType
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This is an open access article, available to all readers online, published under a creative commons licensing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The attached file is the published version of the article.NHM Repository
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1824-2049ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.22323/2.20040203
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