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Edmondston, Joanne; Dawson, Vaille – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2014
Science communication training for undergraduate science students has been recommended to improve future scientists' ability to constructively engage with the public. This study examined biotechnology lecturers' and science communication lecturers' views of science communication training and its possible inclusion in a biotechnology degree course…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Undergraduate Students, College Science, College Faculty
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Edmondston, Joanne; Dawson, Vaille; Schibeci, Renato – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
Public concerns about biotechnology have resulted in greater attention being paid to the mechanisms by which biotechnology is communicated with non-scientists, including the provision of science communication training. As undergraduate and postgraduate courses form the foundation of the biotechnology sector by providing a pipeline of university…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Communication Skills, Scientists
Edmondston, Joanne – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2000
Biotechnology and its applications, such as the discovery of DNA used in the identification of genes, are now having significant impact on everyday life. Discusses the impacts of DNA technology and genetic modification practices. Introduces the Human Genome Project whose aim is to determine the order of each of the 3.3 billion bases of human DNA.…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, DNA, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education