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Can citizen science enhance public understanding of science? by Bonney, Rick, Phillips, Tina B., Ballard, Heidi L., Enck, Jody W.

“…Over the past 20 years, thousands of citizen science projects engaging millions of participants in collecting and/or processing data have sprung up around the…”
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Next Steps for Citizen Science by Bonney, Rick, Shirk, Jennifer L., Phillips, Tina B., Wiggins, Andrea, Ballard, Heidi L., Miller-Rushing, Abraham J., Parrish, Julia K.

“…Strategic investments and coordination are needed for citizen science to reach its full potential. Around the globe, thousands of research projects are…”
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Exploring the participation of young citizen scientists in scientific research: The case of iNaturalist by Aristeidou, Maria, Herodotou, Christothea, Ballard, Heidi L, Young, Alison N, Miller, Annie E, Higgins, Lila, Johnson, Rebecca F

“…Online citizen science projects have broadened options for accessing science and enabled different forms of participation in scientific research for adult and…”
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Social learning in conservation and natural resource management: taking a sociocultural perspective by Jadallah, Christopher C., Ballard, Heidi L.

“…Involving multiple stakeholders in conservation and natural resource management through participatory and collaborative approaches has been lauded as having…”
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Adaptive Management and Social Learning in Collaborative and Community-Based Monitoring: a Study of Five Community-Based Forestry Organizations in the western USA by Fernandez-Gimenez, Maria E., Ballard, Heidi L., Sturtevant, Victoria E.

“…Collaborative and community-based monitoring are becoming more frequent, yet few studies have examined the process and outcomes of these monitoring approaches…”
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More complex than expected—mapping activities and youths’ experiences at BioBlitz events to the rosette model of science communication by Lorke, Julia, Ballard, Heidi L., Robinson, Lucy D.

“…Deficit, dialogue, or participation—which of these three main models of science communications is the best fit to describe activities and experiences of…”
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How Do Young Community and Citizen Science Volunteers Support Scientific Research on Biodiversity? The Case of iNaturalist by Aristeidou, Maria, Herodotou, Christothea, Ballard, Heidi L, Higgins, Lila, Johnson, Rebecca F, Miller, Annie E, Young, Alison N, Robinson, Lucy D

“…Online community and citizen science (CCS) projects have broadened access to scientific research and enabled different forms of participation in biodiversity…”
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Integration of Local Ecological Knowledge and Conventional Science: a Study of Seven Community-Based Forestry Organizations in the USA by Ballard, Heidi L., Fernandez-Gimenez, Maria E., Sturtevant, Victoria E.

“…Natural resource management decisions can be based on incomplete knowledge when they lack scientific research, monitoring, and assessment and/or simultaneously…”
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Engagement in science through citizen science: Moving beyond data collection by Phillips, Tina B., Ballard, Heidi L., Lewenstein, Bruce V., Bonney, Rick

“…To date, most studies of citizen science engagement focus on quantifiable measures related to the contribution of data or other output measures. Few studies…”
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Community and citizen science in schools: nested inquiries, productive tensions, and the role of communities by Ballard, Heidi L.

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Youth-focused citizen science: Examining the role of environmental science learning and agency for conservation by Ballard, Heidi L., Dixon, Colin G.H., Harris, Emily M.

“…Citizen science by youth is rapidly expanding, but very little research has addressed the ways programs meet the dual goals of rigorous conservation science…”
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Community‐driven science and science education: Living in and navigating the edges of equity, justice, and science learning by Ballard, Heidi L., Calabrese Barton, Angela, Upadhyay, Bhaskar

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Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection by McKinley, Duncan C., Miller-Rushing, Abe J., Ballard, Heidi L., Bonney, Rick, Brown, Hutch, Cook-Patton, Susan C., Evans, Daniel M., French, Rebecca A., Parrish, Julia K., Phillips, Tina B., Ryan, Sean F., Shanley, Lea A., Shirk, Jennifer L., Stepenuck, Kristine F., Weltzin, Jake F., Wiggins, Andrea, Boyle, Owen D., Briggs, Russell D., Chapin, Stuart F., Hewitt, David A., Preuss, Peter W., Soukup, Michael A.

“…Citizen science has advanced science for hundreds of years, contributed to many peer-reviewed articles, and informed land management decisions and policies…”
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Examining student environmental science agency across school science contexts by Harris, Emily M., Ballard, Heidi L.

“…To address the limited time and support for elementary science, science instruction is sometimes distributed among classroom teachers, science specialists, and…”
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Data to decision-making: how elementary students use their Community and Citizen Science project to reimagine their school campus by Bird, Erin Bridges, Ballard, Heidi L., Harte, Margaret

“…Youth-focused Community and Citizen Science (CCS) projects are contexts in which youth can contribute to the entire “data lifecycle”––from data-collection to…”
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Key issues and new approaches for evaluating citizen-science learning outcomes by Jordan, Rebecca C, Ballard, Heidi L, Phillips, Tina B

“…Ecologically oriented citizen-science experiences engage the public in learning while facilitating the achievement of robust scientific program goals…”
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Making marine and coastal citizen science matter by Cigliano, John A., Meyer, Ryan, Ballard, Heidi L., Freitag, Amy, Phillips, Tina B., Wasser, Ann

“…Against the backdrop of a dramatic increase in citizen science activity worldwide, we convened a combined symposium and focus group at the 2014 International…”
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Public Participation in Scientific Research: a Framework for Deliberate Design by Shirk, Jennifer L., Ballard, Heidi L., Wilderman, Candie C., Phillips, Tina, Wiggins, Andrea, Jordan, Rebecca, McCallie, Ellen, Minarchek, Matthew, Lewenstein, Bruce V., Krasny, Marianne E., Bonney, Rick

“…Members of the public participate in scientific research in many different contexts, stemming from traditions as varied as participatory action research and…”
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Call for papers Journal of Research in Science Teaching Special Issue Community‐driven science: Evidence of and implications for equity, justice, science learning, and participation by Ballard, Heidi L., Barton, Angela Calabrese, Upadhyay, Bhaskar

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Online Community and Citizen Science supports environmental science learning by young people by Herodotou, Christothea, Ismail, Nashwa, Aristeidou, Maria, Miller, Grant, Benavides Lahnstein, Ana I., Ghadiri Khanaposhtani, Maryam, Robinson, Lucy D., Ballard, Heidi L.

“…Community and citizen science in online settings could be seen as a means for young people to engage with and contribute to authentic science. Yet, there is a…”
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