Who Decides About Scientific Controversies? An Analysis about Science Undergraduates’ Beliefs on Citizen Participation and Decision Making Models

Authors

  • Loryne Viana Oliveira Instituto Federal de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35819/tear.v9.n1.a3989

Abstract

Abstract: The complexity of public decisions involving science and technology - ST is a challenge for ensuring social participation. The population recognizes the importance of regulations and social control over ST. But how should such participation take place? Decision models are indicators of the conception of science and the need for social participation in closing scientific controversies. In order to understand how science undergraduates view these issues, the article proposes, through the use of discursive textual analysis, to present the emerging perceptions of Biology, Chemistry and Physics undergraduates who participated in a training about ST and society. The categories of analysis were scientific rationality and decision-making models. The emerging speeches make it clear that the group separates controversies into two groups: those that are too technical for social participation, and those that involve more pronounced moral issues, which should accept social participation.

Keywords: Teacher Training. Scientific Controversy. Scientific Education.

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Published

2020-07-02

How to Cite

Who Decides About Scientific Controversies? An Analysis about Science Undergraduates’ Beliefs on Citizen Participation and Decision Making Models. #Tear: Journal of Education, Science and Technology, Canoas, v. 9, n. 1, 2020. DOI: 10.35819/tear.v9.n1.a3989. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/3989. Acesso em: 6 jun. 2026.