Participación de los públicos, inclusión  social e innovación en la Gobernanza de  los Centros de Ciencia en Colombia

Carlos Blanco Valbuena; Sigrid Falla Morales

doi:10.15332/mfjt5e66

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023)

Published 2025-09-12

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Participation of the public, social inclusion and innovation in the Governance of Science Centers in Colombia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/mfjt5e66

Carlos Blanco Valbuena Universidad Santo Tomás

Sigrid Falla Morales Maloka Museo Interactivo-Directora de Arquitectura de Experiencias

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This paper aims to evaluate both tacit and explicit practices related to the governance of the Science Centers in Colombia (ccc) based on public participation, social inclusion, and innovation, in order to propose mechanisms and strategies that strengthen the capacities of different actors, in order to have more participatory, scientific and democratic citizens. To identify the theoretical sample of the CCCs, we rely on the contributions of Strauss and Corbin (1998). In a theoretical sample, cases are chosen to fill in theoretical categories and to provide examples of extreme situations and polar types (Eisenhardt, 1989). Face-to-face interviews were conducted in depth through a questionnaire of specific questions selected according to the variables. The data were analyzed with techniques aimed at the development of theory based on the contributions of Strauss and Corbin (1998), conceptualizing and reducing the results of the interviews in common categories, and finding relationships through them. The results of this study agree with Bandelli et al. (2009), Freeman (2010) and Quick and Bryson (2016), when they affirm that participation implies the direct or indirect contribution made by individuals or groups with the capacity to influence the development of projects and programs. We conclude that citizens do not participate in decision-making with regard to management, and this happens mainly because rigid internal structures that are managed by board members and managers. The article is original product of the research.

keywords: centers of science, participation, social inclusión, innovation, governance, citizens

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Blanco Valbuena, C., & Falla Morales, S. (2025). Participation of the public, social inclusion and innovation in the Governance of Science Centers in Colombia. Revista Interamericana De Investigación Educación Y Pedagogía RIIEP, 16(1), 269-318. https://doi.org/10.15332/mfjt5e66

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