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ERIC Number: EJ627040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
Scientific Literacy for Citizenship: Tools for Dealing with the Science Dimension of Controversial Socioscientific Issues.
Kolsto, Stein D.
Science Education, v85 n3 p291-310 May 2001
Offers a general framework for examining the science dimension of controversial socioscientific issues. Proposes eight specific content-transcending topics to be emphasized in science education. Topics are grouped under the headings Science as a Social Process, Limitations in Science, Values in Science, and Critical Attitude. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Influences, Social Sciences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Science Theory