Community survey among science communication practitioners in Germany (2023)

This dataset contains fully anonymized responses to an online survey conducted among German science communication practitioners (N = 103) concerning general science communication (formats, goals, target groups) but also focusing on the specific issue of evaluation in science communication. The survey was in the field from November 13 to December 14, 2023. Sampling was purposive, science communication practitioners were contacted via newsletters, mailing lists, at conferences and with the help of specific social media channels and hashtags. The survey consists of 24 questions, including multiple choice, Likert type questions and open ended questions. The survey is based on a survey from 2019, with partial adjustments in the instruments, to which the dataset is also available on Zenodo. It is important to note that the participants of the survey are of the same target group, but it is not the same sample.

Questions focused on the survey participants’ conduct of science communication, most frequent formats, goals and target groups but also on their experience with science communication evaluation and their perceptions of it. A detailed description of the variables and the coding can be found in the dataset. The survey was conducted in German and it should be noted that the original data is only available in German.

Results of the study included more detailed information on sampling were published on the website of Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD), the organization conducting the survey and can be found in German and English.