Public perceptions of science and technology
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Juan
KEYWORDS: NATIONAL SURVEY, PUBLIC ATTITUDE, PUBLIC PERCEPTION, SCIENCE, SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS), TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2013/public-perceptions-of-science-and-technology
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7649
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3043
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3043
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Juan
KEYWORDS: NATIONAL SURVEY, PUBLIC ATTITUDE, PUBLIC PERCEPTION, SCIENCE, SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS), TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2013/public-perceptions-of-science-and-technology
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7649
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3043
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3043
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Abstract
In the international context, South Africa has a unique 'fingerprint' of public attitudes towards science, characterised by a complex and shifting balance between positive and negative attitudes towards different aspects of science. Reporting on the results of a module of questionnaire items on the public understanding of science and technology, included in the HSRC's 2010 South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Andrea Juan concludes that demographics, age and educational attainment strongly impact on attitudes towards science.-
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