Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences
by Catherine E. Snow, Kenne A. Dibner
Publisher: National Academies Press 2016
ISBN/ASIN: 0309447569
ISBN-13: 9780309447560
Number of pages: 166
Description:
The book studies the role of science literacy in public support of science. This report synthesizes the available research literature on science literacy, makes recommendations on the need to improve the understanding of science and scientific research in the United States, and considers the relationship between scientific literacy and support for and use of science and research.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(1.5MB, PDF)
Similar books
Design of Comparative Experimentsby R. A. Bailey - Cambridge University Press
This book develops a coherent framework for thinking about factors that affect experiments and their relationships, including the use of Hasse diagrams. The book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses.
(15907 views)
How Modern Science Came into the Worldby H. Floris Cohen - Amsterdam University Press
A vision of the Scientific Revolution as made up of six distinct yet narrowly interconnected, revolutionary transformations, each of some twenty-five to thirty years' duration. The author explains how modern science could come about in Europe ...
(3052 views)
Common Scienceby Carleton Washburne - World Book Company
A collection of about 2000 questions asked by children forms the foundation on which this book is built. Rather than decide what it is that children ought to know, an attempt was made to find out what children want to know.
(9648 views)
Planning and Managing Scientific Researchby Brian Kennett - ANU Press
This work is based on extensive research experiences and is designed to provide an introduction to planning and managing scientific research for the beginning researcher. The aim is to build an understanding of the nature of scientific research...
(4031 views)