O Café Científico. Comunicação pública da ciência em ambientes informais

Resumo

Nesta pesquisa, analisamos as características dos chamados "cafés científicos" de uma amostra selecionada desse tipo de eventos informais de comunicação de conhecimento na Espanha, México e Líbano. Para isso, utilizamos um método de análise quantitativa e qualitativa, a partir dos dados coletados através de um formulário preenchido pelos gerentes, palestrantes e participantes até a amostra dos eventos analisados. Os resultados da pesquisa nos permitem determinar as características genéricas desse tipo de evento e detectar os problemas comuns a todos eles. Em nossas conclusões, são listadas as sugestões pertinentes de melhoria como resultado da análise e destacadas a necessidade de promover esse tipo de evento de disseminação de conhecimento e seu impacto no discurso social.

Palavras-chave

comunicação científica, aprendizagem informal, cultura participativa, cidadania crítica, mudança social

Biografia do Autor

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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