Positive signals released by the transition from "science popularization personnel" to "science popularization teachers"
2023-04-20
Recently, the website of the China Association for Science and Technology released a notice on the evaluation of professional titles for science popularization. The notice shows that the China Association for Science and Technology will pilot the evaluation of scientific popularization professional titles for central units in Beijing. The natural science research series of popular science majors launched this time include senior, deputy senior, and intermediate professional titles; Professional directions include popular science research, creation and dissemination of popular science content resources. All personnel working full-time and part-time in the field of science popularization in central and national government departments, departments and people's organizations in Beijing, enterprises and their affiliated units in central Beijing, national associations, research associations under the China Association for Science and Technology, and units directly under the China Association for Science and Technology can apply. It is worth noting that in order to adapt to the requirements of the new media communication era, the evaluation criteria draw on local experience and equate excellent popular science works with online reading of "100000+" with published papers. As Wang Ting, the director and researcher of the China Institute of Science Popularization, stated in an interview with the media, "This is the first time that relevant national departments have conducted a professional title evaluation for science popularization talents, and it is also the first time that a 'science popularization' major has been directly created in the natural science research series of professional title evaluations." The background of this professional title evaluation is in mid April, The official website of the Ministry of Science and Technology has released a notice on publicly soliciting opinions on the revised draft of the Science and Technology Popularization Law of the People's Republic of China. The revised draft proposes that the state establish science popularization awards and encourage social forces to establish science popularization awards; Establish a professional team of science popularization workers; The state improves the evaluation and incentive mechanism for science popularization personnel, encourages the establishment of evaluation systems such as professional title evaluation and performance evaluation that conform to the characteristics of science popularization, and provides effective incentives for science popularization personnel. The emphasis on popular science has become one of the highlights of this revision. Science popularization serves as a bridge of understanding between the public and science, and its importance to a country is beyond doubt. In the new era, the country places science popularization on the same important position as scientific and technological innovation. Whether it is highly skilled industrial workers, high-quality farmers, or ordinary people, they all need to have considerable scientific literacy in order to work and live better. We also see that more and more Chinese scientific achievements are widely disseminated, the spirit of scientists is widely promoted, literary and artistic works related to science are emerging, various knowledge bloggers are emerging, and science popularization is showing an unprecedented trend of prosperity. Popularization of science is not a matter of pediatrics, but a profound subject. The most important ability for science popularization talents is to express the most fundamental and profound connotations contained in scientific knowledge clearly, so that ordinary people can understand it. Currently, there are roughly three types of science popularization workers. The first category is dedicated science popularization talents, such as technology teachers in technology venues, off campus educational institutions, and professional science popularization writers. This type of talent not only needs to master macro level knowledge of popular science theory, but also needs to have their own focused professional direction. The second type is scientists who, after completing scientific research tasks, allocate some of their energy to engage in science popularization work. The third type is part-time science popularization volunteers, such as doctors and community workers, who use their spare time to carry out science popularization work. The evaluation of professional titles for science popularization focuses on the first type of science popularization talents. In the past, they were unable to enjoy the due treatment due to the lack of professional title evaluation channels, which greatly affected their work enthusiasm and stability. Establishing science popularization titles is to unite and guide science popularization talents
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