Latest ArticlesThis article reviews the results of citizens' scientific literacy survey in USA and China, mining some useful data, and then makes some suggestions for "Chinese Scientific Literacy Action Plan" and China's science popularization work.
The evaluation of the popularization of S&T is the essential requirement of the modernization of the management of the S&T popularization work. In order to impove our S&T popularization work, we should establish a sound system of the evaluation of the popularization of S&T.
The public understanding of engineering is derived from the public understanding of science, and now it has already been proposed as an independent concept of social policy. With the example of controversy on the hydropower exploration of Nujiang, this article elaborates the inspiration on the controversy of mass media on engineering for the public understanding of engineering. It also suggests that there are limitations to the public understanding of engineering respectively in the segments of signal source, channel and destination of the communicating system of this controversy, which we must take measures to ameliorate.
Using the same method and assessment standards that were applied in the 6th Chinese Public Scientific Literacy survey, the paper puts in light the basic data of the information channel and interested degree on science & technology of Chinese civil officials at county-level. At the same time, the resuts are compared with Chinese public and civil officials at prefecfure-level.
In this paper the subjects of mobile scientific popularization equipment and education objects in different countries are summarized based on the types and data of caravans for scientific popularization at home and abroad, and the basic functions and future development direction of caravans for scientific popularization in our country are proposed through functional analysis and comparison of caravans for scientific popularization at home and abroad.
A report about American technological literacy, namely Technically Speaking: Why all Americans need to know more about technology, are reviewed in this paper.
This paper deals with the concept of science shop, the process of its development and its aim and significance. This article also introduces the application and extension of science shop in China. Based on case study, the article discusses about development and practice of two University Students' Volunteer Service Associations of Popular Science. Finally, the authors pay more attention to the further promotion of the University Students' Volunteer Service Association of Popular Science.
Starting from a review of connotative and functional definitions of scientific literacy, the author pointed out that definitions of scientific literacy were by no means of value-free, but reflecting the demands and main-streaming social values of a specific society. Therefore, the definition of scientific literacy for the Chinese general public and its related researches are expected to put emphasis on the components representing the closest approaches towards living and development of the Chinese people, based on the current social and economical development status of China, while maintain the commonness of international consensus on public scientific literacy.
Now science popularization in China is in the course of transition, which is quite different from the traditional one. We should make a good study of it because: first, great changes have taken place and are taking place during this period; second, the transition is just like the neck of a bottle where blocks may appear; third, our country in quick development provides more opportunities and better conditions for the transition of science popularization. To realize the transition in science popularization, we should pay more attention to the following: 1. As for the content of science popularization, it should contain all meanings of science, including scientific knowledge, scientific thoughts, scientific methods and scientific spirit. 2. Set up three new mechanisms for science popularization in China. They are: more input, better working mechanism and more qualified scientists and technicians for science popularization. 3. Set up evaluation mechanism for science popularization, promote researches on quality measure.
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