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I want to measure societal impacts of my initiative…
...by assessing its impact on public engagement in science

Aggregate indicator title

Public engagement in science 

Description

Degree to which participation in the project influences changes in behaviours related to participation in science-related activities, discussions, and policy making

Domain

Society

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & qualitative

Primary/Secondary data

Primary and Secondary data

Source of data

Not specified

Time series

No

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal

Unit of analysis

Project

Analytical level (logic model)

Process, outcome, impact

Links with indicators in other domains

Science

Data collection method(s)

Not specified

Data collection item(s)

As a result of new knowledge, interactions with other project members, or the negotiation:

  • Are participants encouraged to evaluate individual science engagement behaviours against project experiences?
  • Do participants exhibit changes in behaviours regarding engagement in public science projects and processes?
Indicator building

Not specified

Availability of data

Low

Feasibility

Insufficient information to judge

Comments/caveats

The concepts used for the indicator building are too complex to derive data collection items.

Source of indicator definition

Haywood and Besley (2013