The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T
Science and technology are increasingly influencing the way society operates. New discoveries in science and technology are changing the social, ethical, political, and economic structures all over the world. Today, rich countries are not those endowed with abundant natural resources, but those whic...
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| author | Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani |
| author_facet | Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani |
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| description | Science and technology are increasingly influencing the way society operates. New discoveries in science and technology are changing the social, ethical, political, and economic structures all over the world. Today, rich countries are not those endowed with abundant natural resources, but those which have managed to harness their human resources to produce innovations and solutions in the areas of science and technology. Hence, it is paramount importance to promote scientific knowledge and a scientific culture among citizens for any country that wants to be relevant in today’s world. Given the importance of science and technology for the progress of our country, a nationwide survey was conducted using 18, 447 respondents randomly selected and stratified according to zone, location, ethnicity, gender, and age to address the following questions. How aware is the Malaysian public of S&T issues? What is the public’s understanding of various S&T issues? How interested are they in S&T? What are their attitudes towards S&T? The study discusses the findings, including an international comparison of how Malaysia compares with other countries on the above issues. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:262082021-07-13T07:41:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/ The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani Q Science (General) T Technology (General) T58.5 Information technology Science and technology are increasingly influencing the way society operates. New discoveries in science and technology are changing the social, ethical, political, and economic structures all over the world. Today, rich countries are not those endowed with abundant natural resources, but those which have managed to harness their human resources to produce innovations and solutions in the areas of science and technology. Hence, it is paramount importance to promote scientific knowledge and a scientific culture among citizens for any country that wants to be relevant in today’s world. Given the importance of science and technology for the progress of our country, a nationwide survey was conducted using 18, 447 respondents randomly selected and stratified according to zone, location, ethnicity, gender, and age to address the following questions. How aware is the Malaysian public of S&T issues? What is the public’s understanding of various S&T issues? How interested are they in S&T? What are their attitudes towards S&T? The study discusses the findings, including an international comparison of how Malaysia compares with other countries on the above issues. 2011 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/1/26208_IIRIE_2011_Cover2.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/2/26208_RMA_The_Msian_Public_Awareness_of_S%2526T.pdf Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati and Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail and Abu Kassim, Noor Lide and Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah and Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani (2011) The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2011, 9-10 February 2011, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) T Technology (General) T58.5 Information technology Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T |
| title | The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T |
| title_full | The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T |
| title_fullStr | The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T |
| title_short | The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T |
| title_sort | malaysian public s awareness of s t |
| topic | Q Science (General) T Technology (General) T58.5 Information technology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/1/26208_IIRIE_2011_Cover2.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/2/26208_RMA_The_Msian_Public_Awareness_of_S%2526T.pdf |
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