NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2018/08/03
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2018-08-03 14:47.
National Center for Science Education
(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A study on the effectiveness of NCSE's Science Booster Club Program is published.
NCSE'S SCIENCE BOOSTER CLUB PROGRAM IN THE LITEARTURE A study showing that NCSE's Science Booster Club Program's no-conflict approach increased community science literacy and engagement was just published in JCOM Journal of Science Communication. The article concluded: *** NCSE's SBC program performed well in its pilot stage, generating significant community engagement and correlating with increased community science literacy over time. The conclusion that public informal education on the potentially controversial topics of climate change and evolution can be acceptable and even welcomed in socially and politically conservative communities in the United States may come as a surprise to some readers. The pilot shows that diverse communities have a significant interest in learning about these topics, and that there appears to be great potential for civil discourse and engagement. As the program expands, we plan to continue to measure its impact on communities' impressions, opinions, and feelings about climate change, evolution, and science in general. *** NCSE's Science Booster Club Program was originally launched by Emily Schoerning, the author of the JCOM study, in 2015, and is now under the guidance of Kate Carter, who replaced Schoerning in the summer of 2018. For the article in JCOM, visit: https://jcom.sissa.it/archive/17/03/JCOM_1703_2018_A05 For information about Emily Schoerning and Kate Carter, visit: https://ncse.com/news/2018/06/farewell-to-emily-schoerning-0018755 https://ncse.com/news/2018/07/welcome-to-kate-carter-0018771 And for information about NCSE's Science Booster Club Program, visit: https://ncse.com/scienceboosterclubs Thanks for reading. And don't forget to visit NCSE's website -- http://ncse.com -- where you can always find the latest news on evolution and climate education and threats to them. -- Sincerely, Glenn Branch Deputy Director National Center for Science Education, Inc. 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Oakland CA 94612-2922 510-601-7203 fax 510-788-7971 branch@ncse.com https://ncse.com Check out NCSE's blog: https://ncse.com/blog Subscribe to NCSE's free weekly e-newsletter: https://groups.google.com/group/ncse-news NCSE is on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/evolution.ncse https://www.youtube.com/NatCen4ScienceEd https://twitter.com/ncse NCSE's work is supported by its members. Join today! https://ncse.com/join
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