Science, Technology and Society: The Potential of University Extension as a Mediating Interface

Authors

  • Andrés Wursten UNER

Keywords:

science communication, appropiation of science, university extension

Abstract

This article explores the problem of the circulation of scientific and technological knowledge and the ways in which universities respond to it. Specifically, a case study of extension at the National University of Entre Ríos (Argentina) is presented, showing the potential of this function to generate processes of communication and appropriation of science. Firstly, it reviews in conceptual terms the closeness of the fields of: science, technology and society; public communication of science; extension. Secondly, supported by empirical data, university extension is postulated as a practice that can be approached as an instance where scientific-technical knowledge is shared.

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Author Biography

Andrés Wursten, UNER

Docente, investigador y extensionista de la Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina. El presente artículo se basa en la investigación desarrollada por el autor en el marco de la tesis titulada Apropiación Social de las Ciencias. Análisis de la práctica extensionista en la Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, cuya defensa en la Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, el 30 de abril de 2021, le permitió la obtención del título de doctor en ciencias sociales.

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Published

2022-07-16

How to Cite

Wursten, A. (2022). Science, Technology and Society: The Potential of University Extension as a Mediating Interface. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencia, Tecnología Y Sociedad - CTS (Ibero-American Science, Technology and Society Journal), 17(50), 37–63. Retrieved from https://ojs.revistacts.net/index.php/CTS/article/view/293

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 50 (2022)

Section

Articles

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