Citizen science, education, and learning: challenges and opportunities

J Roche, L Bell, C Galvão, YN Golumbic… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Citizen science is a growing field of research and practice, generating new knowledge and
understanding through the collaboration of citizens in scientific research. As the field …

Smartphone technologies supporting community-based environmental monitoring and implementation: a systematic sco** review

M Andrachuk, M Marschke, C Hings, D Armitage - Biological Conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
The prospect of leveraging new technologies for community-based environmental
monitoring has captured the imagination of many scientists, policy makers, and conservation …

[PDF][PDF] Inclusiveness and diversity in citizen science

C Paleco, S García Peter, N Salas Seoane… - The science of citizen …, 2021 - library.oapen.org
An 'inclusive citizen science'practice encourages engagement from all members of society,
whatever their social status, sociocultural origin, gender, religious affiliation, literacy level, or …

Citizen science project characteristics: Connection to participants' gains in knowledge and skills

M Peter, T Diekötter, K Kremer, T Höffler - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Biodiversity is being lost rapidly and its conservation is thus one of the most
urgent tasks today. For biodiversity conservation to be successful, the public needs to gain …

A systematic literature review on the participation aspects of environmental and nature-based citizen science initiatives

MA Vasiliades, AC Hadjichambis… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is commonly argued that, despite the tremendous resonance Citizen Science (CS) has
shown in recent years, there is still lack of understanding of important aspects defining …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation in citizen science: The art of tracing a moving target

T Schaefer, B Kieslinger, M Brandt… - The science of citizen …, 2021 - library.oapen.org
Abstract Evaluation is a core management instrument and part of many scientific projects.
Evaluation can be approached from several different angles, with distinct objectives in mind …

[HTML][HTML] How can we test plastic pollution perceptions and behavior? A feasibility study with Danish children participating in “the mass experiment”

NG Oturai, S Pahl, K Syberg - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Research suggests that behavior change programs can be fast and cost-effective solutions
to plastic pollution alongside traditional environmental policy-making. Furthermore …

Citizen science in deliberative systems: Participation, epistemic injustice, and civic empowerment

L Herzog, R Lepenies - Minerva, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, we bring together the literature on citizen science and on deliberative
democracy and epistemic injustice. We argue that citizen science can be seen as one …

[BOOK][B] Citizen knowledge: Markets, experts, and the infrastructure of democracy

L Herzog - 2023 - books.google.com
Many democratic societies currently struggle with issues around knowledge: fake news,
distrust of experts, a fear of technocratic tendencies. In Citizen Knowledge, Lisa Herzog …

[HTML][HTML] Motivation and support services in citizen science insect monitoring: A cross-country study

A Richter, O Comay, CS Svenningsen, JC Larsen… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design and successful performance of citizen science-based monitoring require an
understanding of the motivation and the needs of participants. Herem we use a …