Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms

Much can be at stake depending on the choice of words used to describe citizen science, because terminology impacts how knowledge is developed. Citizen science is a quickly evolving field that is mobilizing people’s involvement in information development, social action and justice, and large-scale i...

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Main Authors: M V Eitzel, Jessica L Cappadonna, Chris Santos-Lang, Ruth Ellen Duerr, Arika Virapongse, Sarah Elizabeth West, Christopher Conrad Maximillian Kyba, Anne Bowser, Caren Beth Cooper, Andrea Sforzi, Anya Nova Metcalfe, Edward S Harris, Martin Thiel, Mordechai Haklay, Lesandro Ponciano, Joseph Roche, Luigi Ceccaroni, Fraser Mark Shilling, Daniel Dörler, Florian Heigl, Tim Kiessling, Brittany Y Davis, Qijun Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2017-06-01
Series:Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Subjects:
crowdsourcing
community-based participatory research
epistemology
public participation in science and research
ontology
participatory action research
Online Access:https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/96

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