Youth Participation in Citizen Science: Problems and Opportunities of Engagement in Russian Context
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Youth Participation in Citizen Science: Problems and Opportunities of Engagement in Russian Context
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Romashkina, G. F.
Andrianova, E. V. Khudyakova, M. V. |
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YOUTH
VOLUNTEERS CITIZEN SCIENCE MOTIVATION SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES |
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Received 27 October 2023. Accepted 28 February 2024. Published online 5 April 2024.
We present a study of social participation in Citizen Science. The aim is to identify the problems and opportunities for attracting young people to Citizen Science using an example of genetic research projects held in 2020–2023 in Russia. The paper briefly reviews the development of the understanding and use of Citizen Science, as well as shows its application in genetic research. Empirical data were obtained in the course of qualitative and mass quantitative sociological studies. Scientific, organizational, and social contexts of wide involvement of people in scientific activity are shown. The narratives and motives of interested parties are analyzed. The study revealed limited development of Citizen Science practices in Russia, as well as the underdevelopment of the infrastructure for expanding social participation in scientific research. Moreover, natural scientists show contradictory attitudes and doubts about the involving volunteers in scientific research. We conclude that critical and doubtful attitudes towards Citizen Science decrease as practical experience of interaction is gained. According to data from mass sociological studies, there are significant differences in young people’s assessments of scientific activity and participation in volunteer practices, especially at school age. The necessity to draw public attention to the potential of using Citizen Science in a broad sense has been demonstrated. We express our deep gratitude to the managers and participants of the projects of the Gentech FNTP and all colleagues involved in the work on the projects for their help in obtaining the data of the sociological research and an interested discussion of the possibilities and limitations of citizen science. The work was carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Federal Scientific and Technical Program for the Development of Genetic Technologies for 2019–2027 (Agreement No. 075-15-2021-1345, Unique project identifier RF—193021X0012). |
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2024-05-31T12:28:14Z
2024-05-31T12:28:14Z 2024 |
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Article
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Romashkina G. F. Youth Participation in Citizen Science: Problems and Opportunities of Engagement in Russian Context / G. F. Romashkina, E. V. Andrianova, M. V. Khudyakova // Changing Societies & Personalities. — 2024. — Vol. 8. Iss. 1 : Social Participation as a Factor That Changes Societies and Personalities. — P. 108–127.
2587-6104 2587-8964 http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/135735 https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=67317576 10.15826/csp.2024.8.1.266 |
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en
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Changing Societies & Personalities. 2024. Vol. 8. Iss. 1 : Social Participation as a Factor That Changes Societies and Personalities
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Уральский федеральный университет
Ural Federal University |
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