Centros de ciencia en Colombia:  intercambio de conocimiento tácito  entre los mediadores y el público en la  comunicación de la ciencia

Carlos Emilio Blanco Valbuena

doi:10.15332/pyrzm155

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021)

Published 2025-10-06

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Science Centers in Colombia: Exchange of Tacit Knowledge Between Mediators and the Public in the Communication of Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/pyrzm155

Carlos Emilio Blanco Valbuena Universidad Santo Tomás

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This paper presents evidence of the tacit knowledge of media tors when they communicate science from the variables of orga nizational culture, personal qualities, and dimensions intended to exchange knowledge. To obtain the certainties of the know-how of the mediators, we used face-to-face interviews, and thus defined the different categories. The explicitness of tacit knowledge serves as a guide for the design of strategies that strengthen the training of individuals and encourage citizen learning. The science centers that participated in the research were Maloka, Planetario Distrital, Jardín Botánico de Medellín, and Jardín Botánico de Bogotá. Fina lly, some considerations are presented on the value of the codifica tion of tacit knowledge, which until then had been difficult to share as it remained deeply and uniquely rooted in people's minds, and, therefore, invisible, but that now emerges and serves as an input for the management of the Science Centers through mediation.

keywords: science centers, organizational culture, tacit, knowledge exchange, mediation, learning

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Blanco Valbuena, C. E. (2025). Science Centers in Colombia: Exchange of Tacit Knowledge Between Mediators and the Public in the Communication of Science. Revista Interamericana De Investigación Educación Y Pedagogía RIIEP, 14(2), 317-371. https://doi.org/10.15332/pyrzm155

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