ERIC Number: EJ641983
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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When 'Risk' is Taboo: Fun, Spectacle and Citizenship in Science Centers.
Hughes, Patrick
Informal Learning, n51 p1,4-8 Nov-Dec 2001
One effect of the standard design of science center programs that equate science with entertainment is that visitors are prevented from acquiring scientific literacy. Examines the discursive construction of science and explores what entails citizenship in a risk society. (DDR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Concept Formation, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Experiential Learning, Futures (of Society), Museums, Relevance (Education), Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Technological Literacy
Informal Learning Review, P.O. Box 42328, Washington, DC 20015.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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