Los cafés científicos. Divulgación del conocimiento en entornos informales

Resumen

En esta investigación analizamos las características de los denominados «cafés científicos» a partir de una muestra seleccionada de este tipo de eventos de comunicación informal del conocimiento en España, México y Líbano. Para ello, utilizamos metododolgía de análisis cuantitivo y cualitativo a partir de los datos recopilados mediante un formulario cumplimentado por los gestores, los ponentes y los asistentes a la muestra de eventos analizados. Los resultados de la investigación permiten determinar las características genéricas de este tipo de eventos y detectar los problemas comunes a todos ellos. En nuestras conclusiones se enumeran las sugerencias de mejora pertinentes como resultado del análisis y se incide en la necesidad de promover este tipo de eventos de divulgación del conocimiento y su impacto en el discurso social.

Palabras clave

comunicación cientifica, aprendizaje informal, cultura participativa, ciudadanía crítica, cambio social

Biografía del autor/a

Francisco López-Cantos

Investigador y docente en los ámbitos de la Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad. Ha publicado numerosos artículos que abarcan desde los medios comunitarios y el desarrollo, hasta las tecnologías de producción audiovisual, la comunicación multimedia y la cultura del videojuego, así como la imagen y la representación del conocimiento o la comunicación pública de la ciencia. 

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