Clvic scientific llteracy and attitude to science and technology: A comparative analysis of the European union, the united states, Japan, and Canada

Between Understanding and Trust: The Public, Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 54-88

  Miller, Jon D ^a   Pardo, Rafael ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 85070308720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203988978-16     Document Type: Chapter

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