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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Main Authors:	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Abu Kassim , Noor Lide, Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah, Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah, Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Q Science (General) T Technology (General) T58.5 Information technology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/1/RMA_The_Msian_Public_Awareness_of_S%26T.PDF http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/2/IIRIE_2011_Cover2.PDF

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spelling	iium-262082012-11-06T08:36:25Z 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 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/1/RMA_The_Msian_Public_Awareness_of_S%26T.PDF application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/2/IIRIE_2011_Cover2.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.
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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
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.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
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
author_sort	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati
title	The Malaysian public's awareness of S&T
title_short	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_sort	malaysian public's awareness of s&t
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/1/RMA_The_Msian_Public_Awareness_of_S%26T.PDF http://irep.iium.edu.my/26208/2/IIRIE_2011_Cover2.PDF
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