STS- Science Technology and society

This article (The socialisation of scientific and technological research) by Jos Leijten (2009), explores the consequences of scientific research becoming public property due to technological advances. It discusses how public and political opinions and decisions will impact upon researchers and research. Our society is developing into one where knowledge is central. With WEB 2.0 individuals with their ICT tools can allow for rapid sharing of information. '...(A)re our individual and collective ideas and preferences becoming more important as steering mechanism of society, partly helped by the increasingly rich and easily accessible technological environments? Can the top-down mechanisms of policy making and politics be complimented with highly effective bottom-up processes of defining needs, wants and preferences, which serve as a guidance for the production of goods and services? Is the civil society going to gain in importance as a societal coordination mechanism (next to market and politics)?' Now this article is referring particularly to science and innovation and its place within companies and institutions. its premise can be easily translated to education theories and theorists intellectual property rights. The ability for knowledge to be shared, critiqued and expanded upon by various authors is transforming society indirectly in the same ways mentioned by Leijten.

Elementary Pre-service Teachers' Environmental Literacy and Views Toward Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Issues. By: Amirshokoohi, Aidin. Science Educator, Spring2010, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p56-63, 8p, 3 Charts, 5 Graphs; Abstract: The study explored elementary pre-service teachers' attitudes toward environmental and STS issues, their levels of environmental literacy and knowledge about STS, and their views about teaching environmental and STS issues.

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