TÜRKİYE’DE BİLİM İLETİŞİMİ ÇALIŞMALARI (2010-2023): HAKEMLİ DERGİ MAKALELERİ VE LİSANSÜSTÜ TEZLER ÜZERİNE BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZ

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 132 - 163, 10.07.2024

Erdinç Kaygusuz

https://doi.org/10.17572/mj2024.1.132-163

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın konusu Türkiye’de bilim iletişimini konu edinen lisansüstü tezler ile hakemli dergi makalelerinin bibliyometrik özelliklerinin analizidir. Bilimsel ve teknolojik süreçlere ve politikalara ilişkin her türden içeriğin, özellikle medyalar aracılığıyla dolaşıma girmesiyle bilim kamuoyu ile toplum arasında oluşan iletişimi ve etkileşimi ifade eden bilim iletişimi, dünya genelinde 1980’li yıllarda ilgi duyulmaya başlanan bir konu olarak köklü birikime sahiptir. Türkiye’de ise bu araştırma alanı henüz erken dönemindedir. Bu nedenle literatürdeki temaları, konuya metodolojik yaklaşımları, konunun zaman içerisindeki eğilimlerini, en üretken bilim insanları ile kurumları saptamanın önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bir literatür incelemesi olan bu makalede, bilim iletişimini konu edinen ulusal akademik yazını bibliyometrik özellikler açısından incelemek; böylece alanın temel eğilimlerini ortaya koymak ve kör noktaları açığa çıkarmak amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma doğası gereği retrospektiftir ve uzun süreli öngörülerde bulunmayı hedeflememektedir. Çalışmanın kayda değer birincil bulguları, literatürün bilim iletişiminin medyadaki dolaşımına baskın şekilde odaklandığını ve genellikle yazılı medya içerikleriyle ilgilendiğini göstermektedir. Bu açıdan izleyici araştırmaları gelecekte yapılacak bilimsel çalışmalara kaynaklık edebilir.

Keywords

bilim, bilim iletişimi, bilim iletişimi araştırmaları, bilimsel iletişim, bibliyometrik analiz

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION STUDIES IN TÜRKIYE (2010-2023): A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON JOURNAL ARTICLES AND GRADUATE DISSERTATIONS

Abstract

This study analyses the bibliometric characteristics of postgraduate theses and peer-reviewed journal articles focusing on science communication in Türkiye. Science communication, which refers to communication between the scientific community and the public through the circulation of any content regarding scientific and technological processes and policies, especially through the media, attracted much attention worldwide in the 1980s. Nevertheless, this research field is still in its infancy in Türkiye. Therefore, it is crucial to explore the themes, methodological approaches, and trends and identify the most productive researchers and institutions in the literature. The study aims to analyze the nationwide academic literature on science communication in terms of bibliometric attributes, thus revealing trends and blind spots in the field. Hence, the research is inherently retrospective and does not aim to make long-term predictions. The notable key findings of the study show that the literature predominantly focuses on the media circulation of science communication and analyzes written media content such as news or magazine articles. Indeed, there is a need for further studies focusing on audience research.

Keywords

science, science communication, science communication research, scientific communication, bibliometric analysis

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