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ERIC Number: EJ588594
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
The Social Responsibility of Science and the Public Understanding of Science.
Cross, Roger T.; Price, Ronald F.
International Journal of Science Education, v21 n7 p775-85 Aug 1999
Argues that citizens need to recognize that science is a human social activity like any other. Calls for socially responsible science and a public mindful of its strengths and weaknesses. Explores two case studies of public construction of knowledge about controversial health-related issues to illustrate the problematic nature of public understanding of science. Contains 24 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Adults, Elementary Secondary Education, Science and Society, Science Education, Sciences, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles, Social Responsibility
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: The Public Understanding of Science: Implications for Education.