Open Science (OS) aims, in part, to drive greater societal impact of academic research.
Government, funder and institutional policies state that it should further democratize …

Abstract Environmental Citizen Science (CS) initiatives have been largely embraced in K-12
education, as they are often hypothesized to improve students' knowledge, skills, attitudes …

In order to deal with the current, dramatic decline in biodiversity, the public at large needs to
be aware of and participate in biodiversity research activities. One way to do this is citizen …

Citizen science is an expanding field in public education and learning and can bridge the
gap between science and society. This benefits not only just citizen learning and scientific …

Citizen science (CS) can foster transformative impact for science, citizen empowerment and
socio-political processes. To unleash this impact, a clearer understanding of its current …

Citizen science has proven to be a useful paradigm both to contribute to science and to
increase the public understanding of science. Thus the connection between citizen science …

Environmental and nature conservation authorities are calling for a collective effort to break
or reduce the current cycle of environmental degradation. Much of the response depends on …

In a typical citizen science scenario different groups of people take on various roles in a
research process that is often coupled with educational, social or personal objectives. A …

Citizen science offers teachers a way to bring authentic scientific research into their
classrooms by providing both teachers and their students with opportunities to contribute to …

A large study of science communicators around the world was conducted as part of the
GlobalSCAPE research project. All participants in the study indicated some level of science …