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The ethical duty to divulge geosciences and the improvement of communication skills to fufil it
Language
English
Obiettivo Specifico
1TM. Formazione
2TM. Divulgazione Scientifica
3TM. Comunicazione
Status
Published
JCR Journal
JCR Journal
Peer review journal
Yes
Title of the book
Issue/vol(year)
/41 (2018)
Publisher
International Union of Geological Sciences, published by the Geological Society of Korea
Pages (printed)
97-103
Issued date
June 2018
Abstract
In recent years the commitment to disseminate the geological knowledge, making it available for citizens and decisionmakers, has been recognized as a precise ethical duty of the geologist. However the fulfilment of the duty to disseminate the geoscience knowledge requires good communication skills that should be adequately trained, since often the university studies don’t include such training. A specific research has been carried out to explore the possibility to develop a short training course capable of improving the expressive and communication abilities of professionals. A set of exercises has been also expressly developed to improve the metacognitive skills of the participants (metacognition is the knowledge and regulation of one’s cognitive activities in learning processes). The course has been delivered to professionals belonging to the Professional Association of Engineers (FOIT) in Turin, Italy, and has been able to significantly improve their expressive and communication abilities, increasing their interest and willingness to divulge their knowledge, recovering their confidence to succeed in this task and helping them to become more effective communicators. The contents of the course are now available, upon request, for anyone interested in teaching it elsewhere and/or improving its contents. Providing both professional and research geologists with means to renew their interest and ability to communicate can be a useful contribution to raise their (geo)ethical conscience and to help them to more easily carry out their ethical commitment.
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Peppoloni, S. (Eds.), Engineering Geology for Society and Territory –
Volume 7: Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of
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