Analysis of a normative framework for evaluating public engagement exercises: Reliability, validity and limitations

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-441

  Rowe, Gene ^a,b   Horlick Jones, Tom ^c   Walls, John ^d   Poortinga, Wouter ^e   Pidgeon, Nick F ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52249103524     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662506075351     Document Type: Article

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