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public understanding of science: a standalone construct

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public understandingof science1 CONSTRUCTPublic understanding ofDURANT · SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

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Science communication

the field and policy concern with what citizens know about scientific facts and methods, and their attitudes toward science.

In science communication, public understanding of science refers to the field and policy concern with what citizens know about scientific facts and methods, and their attitudes toward science. This meaning comes from Durant (1989) in Nature.[1]

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  1. Durant, J. R., Evans, G. A., & Thomas, G. P. (1989). The public understanding of science. Nature, 340(6228), 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/340011a0

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