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

by: J. D. Walker, Sehoya Cotner, Deena Wassenberg, and Gabriel Franta

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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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2017Stock # jcst17_047_02_46Volume 047Issue 02

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