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ERIC Number: EJ598029
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0306-3127
Computer Models and the Public's Understanding of Science: A Case-Study Analysis.
Yearley, Steven
Social Studies of Science, v29 n6 p845-66 Dec 1999
Examines the significance of the accuracy and legitimacy of computer models through a recent case study of a local authority-operated air-quality model in the British city of Sheffield. (CCM)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Case Studies, Computers, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Models, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England (Sheffield)