Top Tips for Designing and Managing a Public Engagement Laboratory

Public engagement with science is a core facet of the broader science ecosystem, in particular the science research and science education sectors. In this article we demarcate the benefits of dedicated laboratories along with practitioner advice pertaining to the design and running of a public engag...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 1071 - 1077
Main Authors McHugh, Martin, Eren, Ebru, Guralp, Genco, Hari, Krishna, Guerin, Sarah, Hayes, Sarah, O’Hehir, Colm, O’Sullivan, Eamonn, Zauers, Alida, Tyndall, Caitriona
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 12.03.2024
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Chemistry
Higher education
Laboratories
Learning
Learning environment
Public participation
Science education
Lab Space
Public Understanding/Outreach
General Public
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Summary:Public engagement with science is a core facet of the broader science ecosystem, in particular the science research and science education sectors. In this article we demarcate the benefits of dedicated laboratories along with practitioner advice pertaining to the design and running of a public engagement learning environment. A practicing public engagement laboratory and one that is currently being developed are used as illustrative cases to provide real-world insights to public engagement practitioners.
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ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01053