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Derginin Adı:
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International Journal of Environmental and Science Education
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Cilt:
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2009/4
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Sayı:
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3
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Makale Başlık:
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Beyond Science Literacy: Science and the Public
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Makale Eklenme Tarihi:
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9.02.2015
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Okunma Sayısı:
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1
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Makale Özeti:
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The late 20th century and beginning of 21st century have witnessed unprecedented rapid
economic development due to advances in technology and globalization. In response to
this development, a renewed call for science literacy has become louder in the USA and
many other countries. Common to all science education reforms around the world is emphasis
on achieving science literacy by all children before high school graduation. This
paper first reviews definitions of science literacy in the literature; it then examines the
status of science literacy in the USA and other countries. Following the above, this paper
then presents a new notion of science literacy as life-long participation in science –
science and the public. This new notion expands science literacy to recognize it as both
extrinsic and intrinsic, and as a state and a life-long process, which expands science literacy
from school science to ongoing participation in science activities in society by citizens
of all ages. This paper finally discusses two necessary approaches to achieving the
expanded science literacy that include bridging formal and informal science education,
and training science and the public educators through graduate programs on science and
the public.
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