PUBLIC UNDERESTANDING OF SCIENCE

Volume 8 Number I January 1999

PAPERS

1 Reputation in science and prominence in the media: the Goldhagen debate

P. Weingarl and P. Pansegi'au

17 Improving tlie usability n( research on the public perception of science and technology for

policy-making
M. Hisscheinollerand C. J. H. Midden

35 Reactions to information about genetic engineering: impact of source characteristics,

perceived personal relevance, and persuasiveness
L. J. Fiewer, C. Howard, D. Hedderley, and R. Shepherd

ESSAY REVIEWS

51 Scientists' rhetoric in the science wars

F. Melloi-

57 Whither our understanding of sf?

M. Botild

65 Book reviews
71 Bibliography

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75 Golem science and the public understanding of science: from deficit to dilemma
S. Locke

93 Attitudes towards creationism and evolutionary theory: the debate among secondary
pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland
L. J. Francis and J. E. Grcer

105 Science on the underground: an initial evaluation
S. Naylor and B. Kcogh

PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE

123 Scientific literacy for all citizens: different concepts and contents
R. Popli

139 Book reviews

147 Bibliography

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