ERIC Number: EJ426275
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Public Understanding of Science.
Ziman, John
Science, Technology & Human Values, v16 n1 p99-105 Win 1991
The principles that seem to govern the way people receive and use scientific knowledge are considered. The results of three surveys, conducted in England and the United States, are compared in terms of adult and student scientific literacy, gender differences, social context, and attitudes of people to scientific change. (KR)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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