Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
Public Underst Sci. 2019 Jan;28(1):19-37. doi: 10.1177/0963662518772503. Epub 2018 Apr 23.
Hearing-impaired children's chances of integrating into hearing society largely depend on their parents, who need to learn vast amounts of science knowledge in the field of hearing. This study characterized the role played by science knowledge in the lives of nonscientists faced with science-related decisions by examining the interactions between general science knowledge, contextual science knowledge in the field of hearing, and parents' advocacy knowledge and attitudes. Based on six semi-structured interviews and 115 questionnaires completed by parents of hearing-impaired children, contextual science knowledge emerged as the only predictor for having slightly better advocacy attitudes and knowledge (5.5% explained variance). Although general science knowledge was the best predictor of contextual knowledge (14% of explained variance), it was not a direct predictor of advocacy knowledge and attitudes. Science knowledge plays some role in the lives of hearing-impaired families, even if they do not list it as a resource for successful rehabilitation.
听障儿童融入听力社会的机会在很大程度上取决于他们的父母，而父母需要学习大量听力领域的科学知识。本研究通过考察普通科学知识、听力领域的情境科学知识以及父母的倡导知识和态度之间的相互作用，描述了科学知识在面对与科学相关的决策时非科学家生活中的作用。本研究基于 6 次半结构化访谈和 115 份听障儿童家长填写的问卷，结果表明情境科学知识是唯一能略微提高倡导态度和知识的预测因素（解释方差的 5.5%）。尽管普通科学知识是情境知识的最佳预测因素（解释方差的 14%），但它并不是倡导知识和态度的直接预测因素。即使听障家庭没有将科学知识列为成功康复的资源，它在他们的生活中也起着一定的作用。
