Community entomology: insects, science and society

Weaver, Kim N; Hill, Jaclyn M; Martin, Grant D; Paterson, Iain D; Coetzee, Julie A; Hill, Martin P

Title: Community entomology: insects, science and society
Creator: Weaver, Kim N, Hill, Jaclyn M, Martin, Grant D, Paterson, Iain D, Coetzee, Julie A, Hill, Martin P
Date: 2017
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/123343
Identifier: vital:35429
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-c859bebd5
Description: Educative outreach programmes have been found to be effective ways in which to raise awareness around basic scientific concepts. The Biological Control Research Group (BCRG) in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at Rhodes University, South Africa, is involved in community engaged initiatives that aim to be interactive and informative around entomology, and more specifically, the use of biological control against invasive alien plants. As a higher education institution, Rhodes University has a civic responsibility to engage with local communities and work with them around local challenges. Three groups of activities undertaken by the BCRG in partnership with local schools and other community partners are described and assessed in this paper as a way of assessing them and exploring future research areas around the aims and outcomes of these programmes.
Format: 11 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal for New Generation Sciences, Weaver, K.N., Hill, J.M., Martin, G.D., Paterson, I.D., Coetzee, J.A. and Hill, M.P., 2017. Community entomology: insects, science and society. Journal for New Generation Sciences, 15(1), pp.176-186, Journal for New Generation Sciences volume 15 number 1 176 186 2017 1684-4998
Rights: Journal for New Generation Sciences
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Journal for New Generation Sciences Open Access Statement

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