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| Science Education | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCollins, H. M. – Social Studies of Science, 1988
Makes use of distinctions between experiment and demonstrations to resolve a paradox for the sociology of scientific knowledge. Describes two public tests which illustrate these themes. Discusses types of core-set distortion and suggests a partial solution. (YP)
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Experiments
