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Oct 14, 2016 · Research that examines the intersection of these two perspectives is in its infancy, and more work is required to articulate how the aggregate science literacy of individuals and the social structures that shape their lives combine to affect important social outcomes.
- Catherine E. Snow, Kenne A. Dibner
- 2016/10/14
- 2016
Feb 24, 2022 · In this section we present each of the five arguments – the economic, the utility, the democratic, the social, and the cultural argument – verbatim, and then consider which conclusions can be reached from them about the importance of affect in developing science literacy.
Apr 14, 2021 · The relevance of science, and of scientific literacy, to society is brought into focus where scientific progress interfaces with cultural, social and religious norms and particularly when challenged by apparent tensions at those interfaces.
- Daya Reddy
- 2021
Chapter 3 considers science literacy at the society level by summarizing the claims that have been made about how increased science literacy affects societies, considering the role of social structures in science literacy. It also examines how issues at the societal level may constrain science literacy at the community
Regarding the social function of scientific literacy, in sum, this has been located around three main orientations (Liu, 2009, 2013): as (1) the elimination of a cognitive deficit; (2) the acquisition of a personal commodity; and (3) a one-way transport towards a more valuable social end.
Although science literacy has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of individuals, individuals are nested within communities that are nested within societies—and, as a result, individual science literacy is limited or enhanced by the circumstances of that nesting.
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Oct 14, 2016 · Although science literacy has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of individuals, individuals are nested within communities that are nested within societies—and, as a result, individual science literacy is limited or enhanced by the circumstances of that nesting.
