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Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science Highlight Potential to Broaden Scientific Engagement

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2021
Opportunities for marginalized students (such as women, Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students, first-generation college students, LGBTQ+-identified individuals, and people/personswith disabilities) to engage in undergraduate research can help increase ...
Brianna Johns, Dana Thomas, Lisa Lundgren, Lincoln Larson, Caren Cooper   +4 more
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Conceptual Frameworks for Building Online Citizen Science Projects [PDF]

, 2016
In recent years, citizen science has grown in popularity due to a number of reasons, including the emphasis on informal learning and creativity potential associated with these initiatives.
Darlington, John, Yadav, Poonam
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Prepare for Citizen Science Challenges at CERN [PDF]

, 2013
: To inspire more people to contribute to science, and educate the public about science, two Citizen Science "challenges" were prepared during summer 2013: the CERN Summer Webfest 2013 and the Virtual LHC Challenge.
Gold, Margaret, Grey, Francois, Segal, Ben, Skands, Peter, Zhang, Jiannan   +4 more
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Contours of citizen science: a vignette study

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
Citizen science has expanded rapidly over the past decades. Yet, defining citizen science and its boundaries remained a challenge, and this is reflected in the literature—for example in the proliferation of typologies and definitions. There is a need for
Muki Haklay, Dilek Fraisl, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Susanne Hecker, Margaret Gold, Gerid Hager, Luigi Ceccaroni, Barbara Kieslinger, Uta Wehn, Sasha Woods, Christian Nold, Bálint Balázs, Marzia Mazzonetto, Simone Ruefenacht, Lea A. Shanley, Katherin Wagenknecht, Alice Motion, Andrea Sforzi, Dorte Riemenschneider, Daniel Dorler, Florian Heigl, Teresa Schaefer, Ariel Lindner, Maike Weißpflug, Monika Mačiulienė, Katrin Vohland   +25 more
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Citizen science and natural resource governance: program design for vernal pool policy innovation [PDF]

, 2016
Effective natural resource policy depends on knowing what is needed to sustain a resource and building the capacity to identify, develop, and implement flexible policies.
Calhoun, Aram J. K., Jansujwicz, Jessica S., Levesque, Vanessa R., McGreavy, Bridie   +3 more
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Participatory mass observation and citizen science. [PDF]

, 2011
The authors outline and reflect upon a new research agenda on participatory mass observation and citizen science as an introduction to the 3 project outlines in this special section of ...
Ellis, Rebecca, Hemment, Drew, Wynne, Brian   +2 more
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‘Citizen Scientists’ on Citizen Science [PDF]

Postdigital Science and Education
Abstract Citizen science, also known as participatory or community science, involves the participation of non-professionally trained individuals in scientific research. This article, part of a series of articles aiming to map and theorise the postdigital dimensions of citizen science, presents diverse narratives from individuals actively ...
Sara Tolbert, C. Olson, Rehan Ul Haq, Lisa Evans, Ana Isabel Ferreira Macedo dos Santos, A. A. Franco, Iamni Jager, Mario Kovač, Shane Orchard, Stuart Harris, Filip Šrajer, Chris Santos-Lang, Petar Jandrić, Sarah Hayes, Michael Jopling   +14 more
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The Science of Citizen Science

, 2021
Editorial – The Science of Citizen Science Evolves -- Chapter 1: What Is Citizen Science? The Challenges of Definition -- Chapter 2: Citizen Science in Europe -- Part I: Citizen Science as Science -- Chapter 3: Science as a Commons: Improving the Governance of Knowledge through Citizen Science -- Chapter 4: Citizen Science in the Natural Sciences ...
Vohland, Katrin, Land-Zandstra, Anne, Ceccaroni, Luigi, Lemmens, Rob, Perelló, Josep, 1974-, Ponti, Marisa, Samson, Roeland, Wagenknecht, Katherin   +7 more
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Using citizen science to monitor pollination services [PDF]

, 2015
1. Pollination by insects is a vital ecosystem service and the need for its assessment is increasing in recognition and political pressure, but there are currently no large-scale systematic monitoring schemes in place to measure the direct provision of ...
Ahrné, Bateman, Costanza, Cussans, Dickinson, Dicks, Dougherty, Drayner, Free, Free, Gallai, Garratt, Ghazoul, Goulson, Goulson, Haines-Young, Hanna, Jauker, Kendall, Klein, Kremen, Kremen, Mackechnie, Oberhauser, Osborne, Owen, Potter, Samnegård, Schmeller, Silvertown, Smith, Steffan-Dewenter, Westphal, WHO, Winfree   +34 more
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Do Ecological or Molecular Biological Citizen Science Projects Affect the Perceptions of Undergraduate Students Toward Pursuing Future Citizen Science?

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2021
Science literacy, including intrinsic motivation to participate in science outside of STEM careers, is an important goal of introductory biology courses aimed at non-majors.
Kristin Bedell, Terry Gates
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