Abstract

SIMON, Fernanda Oliveira et al. Public perception of science of undergraduate students from the state of São Paulo: a study through the perspective of biotechnology. ETD [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.1, pp.83-103. ISSN 1676-2592.  https://doi.org/10.20396/etd.v18i1.8635752.

The association between scientific knowledge and attitudes about science has historical, social and fundamental political implications. Therefore, it becomes essential to assess public attitudes in face of science as they relate to the changing context of scientific practices and their implications in practical and social problems. Thus, this article presents the results of a research developed from a mixed approach, which evaluated the public perception of science and the attitudes in face scientific and technological development, from the perspective of biotechnology, in a public composed of students graduate from different localities of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The results show that science influences directly and positively students' attitudes toward to science

Keywords : Science; Public Perception of Science; Attitudes Towards Science and Biotechnology.

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