Abstract

VERASZTO, Estéfano Vizconde; BARROS FILHO, Jomar  and  SILVA, Dirceu da. Educación, tecnología y sociedad: relaciones de causalidad de la influencia social en los procesos de toma de decisiones tecnológicas. ETD [online]. 2011, vol.12, n.03, pp.126-153. ISSN 1676-2592.

This paper, trying to understand how society influences technological development in daily life, developed a theoretical model, translated into a Likert scale, to be applicable to Brazilians undergraduate students from Sao Paulo. The social indicators that are presented in this scale were generated from content analysis for subsequent implementation and evaluation through to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). So it is possible to point out that the sample of undergraduates students surveyed points to the government, educational and research institutions, companies and citizens, as the main social actors strictly responsible for technology choices. The result allows brief reflections on the social influence on technology choices in daily life, extended for a brief introduction which indicates the importance of changes in public policies for technology education.

Keywords : Education; Technology; Society; Public Perception.

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