Research and Teaching: What Determines Student Acceptance of Politically Controversial Scientific Conclusions? | NSTA

Research and Teaching: What Determines Student Acceptance of Politically Controversial Scientific Conclusions?

Journal of College Science Teaching—November/December 2017

The authors use large-scale survey data to explore the nature, extent, and determinants of student resistance to scientific conclusions about evolution, anthropogenic climate change, and the importance of vaccination.

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