Title:
Science literacy : concepts, contexts, and consequences / Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science ; Catherine E. Snow and Kenne A. Dibner, editors ; Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; a report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
Author:
Snow, Catherine E., editor.
Dibner, Kenne A., editor.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science, issuing body.
Publication Information:
Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2016]
©2016
Call Number:
Q183.3.A1 S356 2016
ISBN:
9780309447560
Physical Description:
xiv, 152 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Science literacy and health literacy : rationales, definitions, and measurement -- Science literacy in society and the world -- Science literacy for communities -- Science literacy for individuals -- Research agenda -- Appendixes. A. Key definitions and statements about literacy, numeracy, science literacy, health literacy, and health numeracy -- B. Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.
