Publications

The following is a list of some of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science publications.

Book chapters

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Treagust, D.F. (2006) A historical analysis of electric currents in textbooks: A century of influence on physics education. Reprinted in J.K. Gilbert (Ed.) Science Education: Major Themes in Education, OXON: Routledge, pp.176-203.

Refereed conference papers

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2006, December). Research in science centres. Paper presented at the 9th SAASTEC Conference, Richards Bay, South Africa.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Rayner, J. (2006, June). Changing the teaching model – the case of electricity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Canberra.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2006, December). Research in science centres. Paper presented at the 9th SAASTEC Conference, Richards Bay, South Africa.

  • Osborn, D., & Macfarlane M. (2006). Sustaining communities by learning from integrated assessments of place. In Petheram, R.J., & Johnson, R.C. (Eds). Practice change for sustainable communities: Exploring footprints, pathways and possibilities: APEN 2006 International Conference, La Trobe University, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 6-8 March 2006. Melbourne: The Regional Institute. Published online at: www.regional.org.au/au/apen/2006.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Rayner, J. (2006, June). Changing the teaching model - the case of electricity. Annual Meeting of the Australasian Science Education Research Association, Canberra.

Conference presentations

  • Orthia, L.A. (2006, November). Boundedness, Relationality and Evolution in Biological Systems. 20th Annual Conference of the Society for Literature, Science and ARt, New York. Read pdf

  • Frazer, C.J. (2006, May). When education prevents the uptake of science: the case of childhood immunisation in Australia. Public Communication of Science and Technology-9, Seoul, Korea.

Popular media

  • Kingsley, D. (2006). 'Fairer and faster', a book review of "The Access Principle: the Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship" by John Willinsky. Science and Public Policy, 33(8), 620-621.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M., & Gore, M.M. Australia and the public awareness of science. Plenary presentation at a conference on The National Strategic Plan of the Public Awareness of Science and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.

Refereed journal papers

  • Steele, C., Butler, L., & Kingsley, D. (2006). The Publishing Imperative: the pervasive influence of publication metrics. Learned Publishing 19(4): 277-290. October 2006. Open Access version: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/44486

Book chapters

  • Stocklmayer, S., Gore, M., Bryant, C. (2005). Science communication for scientists: reshaping a culture. In Keen, M., Brown, V.A., & Dyball, R. (Eds). Social Learning in Environmental Management. London: Earthscan, pp. 207-223.

  • Stocklmayer, S., & Gilbert, J.K. (2005). The design of interactive exhibits to promote the making of meaning. In J.K. Gilbert: Constructing Worlds Through Science Education. London: Routledge, (pp. 173-182).

  • Stocklmayer, S., & Gilbert, J.K. (2005). Informal chemical education. In J.K. Gilbert: Constructing Worlds Through Science Education. London: Routledge, (pp. 157-172)

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. What is Science Communication? – Training science communicators through collaborations between universities and museums. An address to the inaugural science communication seminar, National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan, November 2005.

Refereed conference papers

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2005, April).The Public Awareness of Science – Current and Future Roles of Science Centres. Paper presented at the 4th World Congress of Science Centres, Rio de Janeiro.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. (2005, April). The Public Awareness of Science - Current and Future Roles of Science Centres. 4th Science Centre World Congress, Rio de Janeiro.

Refereed journal papers

  • Frazer, C.J., Christensen, H., & Griffiths, K.M. (2005). Effectiveness of treatments for depression in older people. Medical Journal of Australia, 182(12): 627-632.

  • Stocklmayer, S. (2005). Public awareness of science and informal learning: a perspective on the role of science museums. The Informal Learning Review, 72: 14-19.

Conference presentations

  • Lamberts, R., & Stocklmayer, S. (2005) Science communication for scientists: experiences from Australia. PCST Working Symposium, Beijing, China.

Books

  • Frazer, C.J., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K.M., Walker, J., & Jenkins, A. (2005). Help for Depression: What works for older people. Canberra: Centre for Mental Health Research.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. International trends in science communication and dialogue.  Address to the CSIRO Flagships Forum, Canberra, 2004.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M.  Women and science - the key to the future. Invited plenary address to the Korean National Women's Day, Seoul, Korea, 2004.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Models of learning. An address to the International Workshop on Learning in Informal Contexts, Brisbane, 2004.

Conference presentations

  • Frazer, C.J. (2004, November). Information sources used by parents when deciding about childhood immunisation. ACT Public Health Forum, Canberrra.

  • Lamberts, R. (2004). Maximising Social Participation in Science Communication: Some Lessons from Anthropology and Psychology. PCST 8, Barcelona, Spain.

Invited keynote presentations

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Creative teaching. An invited address to the APEC Seminar on Best Practice, Kuala Lumpur, 2003.

  • Stocklmayer, S.M. Electrifying science. A special presentation at "Frankenstein's Science", an international conference of the Humanities Research Centre, ANU, 2003.

Popular media

Refereed journal papers

  • Rennie, L.J., & Stocklmayer, S.M. (2003). The Communication of Science and Technology: Past, Present and Future Agendas. International Journal of Science Education, 25: 759-773.