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| Title |
‘Mr Cummings clearly does not understand the science of genetics and should maybe go back to school on the subject’: an exploratory content analysis of the online comments beneath a controversial news story
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| Published in |
Life Sciences, Society and Policy, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40504-016-0044-4 |
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| Authors |
Madeline Crosswaite, Kathryn Asbury |
| Abstract |
An article published in the UK Guardian on 11/10/2013 with the headline 'Genetics outweighs teaching, Gove advisor tells his boss' reported a leaked document written by special advisor Dominic Cummings to the then UK Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove. The article generated 3008 on-line reader comments from the public. These reader comments offer a naturalistic opportunity to understand public opinion regarding Cummings' controversial suggestions and ideas. We conducted a content analysis of n = 800 reader comments, coding them on the basis of level of agreement with the ideas and opinions expressed in the article. Of all aspects of education mentioned, Cummings' reported views on genetics were commented upon most frequently and were subject to the most opposition from commenters, but also the most support. Findings offer some insight into the challenges involved in conducting public discourse about the relevance of genes in education. We discuss the accuracy with which Cummings' views were presented and the effect this may have had on reader responses to the points being raised. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 39 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 38% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| Greece | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Denmark | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 14 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 30 | 77% |
| Scientists | 7 | 18% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 12 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 12 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 25% |
| Researcher | 3 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 4 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 8% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 November 2023.
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