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Gerbner, George – Issues in Science and Technology, 1987
Discusses the portrayal of science and scientists on prime-time television and assesses the impact that it has on public conceptions of science. Reports that television cultivates a less than favorable orientation toward science and scientists. Offers recommendations for improvement. (ML)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Mass Media, Nonformal Education, Popular Culture
Johnson, Lynn G. – 1984
Cooperative arrangements between academic institutions and industry are examined, with attention to linkages in high technology research and development (R&D), the commercial application of R&D (technology transfer), and the preparation and continuing development of scientific and engineering personnel. Incentives and barriers to campus/corporate…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Engineers