Impacts and Implications of Researcher Identity and Academic Practice: Future Directions for Public Engagement and Ecological Research

Impacts and Implications of Researcher Identity and Academic Practice: Future Directions for Public Engagement and Ecological Research

Citizen science has extensively been reported as a useful tool for scientists gathering large quantities of information (Silvertown et al. 2011; Dickinson et al. 2010; Bonney et al. 2009). Citizen Science has been broadly defined in previous literature. We employ the following for purposes of this p...

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Published in:Human ecology : an interdisciplinary journal Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 375 - 391
Main Authors: Sorensen, Amanda E., Jordan, Rebecca C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer 01-06-2016
Springer US
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Anthropology
BRIEF COMMNUNICATION
Citizen participation
Commuting
Ecological research
Ecology
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Environmental Management
Environmental surveys
Environmentalism
Gender identity
Geography
Human ecology
Identity
Partnerships
Public participation
Research tools
Researchers
Science projects
Scientific belief
Scientists
Social Sciences
Sociology
Urban ecology
United States > US
New Jersey
Citizen Science Project
Public Outreach
Citizen Science
Identity Variable
Academic Practice
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Summary:Citizen science has extensively been reported as a useful tool for scientists gathering large quantities of information (Silvertown et al. 2011; Dickinson et al. 2010; Bonney et al. 2009). Citizen Science has been broadly defined in previous literature. We employ the following for purposes of this paper: partnerships between scientists and the public where data are collected, shared, and analyzed.
ISSN:0300-7839
1572-9915
DOI:10.1007/s10745-016-9819-8