Spiderman and science: How students’ perceptions of scientists are shaped by popular media

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 520-530

  Tan, Aik Ling ^a   Jocz, Jennifer Ann ^a   Zhai, Junqing ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

drawing; image of scientists; learning of science; popular media

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SINGAPORE; STUDENT;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS;

EID: 85021151226     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662515615086     Document Type: Article

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