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- Title
- The plague of bureaucrats: a study of institutions.
- Creator
- O'Neill, William F.
- Date Issued
- 1951
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/351017
- Subject Headings
- Political science., Bureaucracy.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- AGENDA-SETTING: THE POLITICS AND POLICIES OF GROWTH CONTROL IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.
- Creator
- COOK, PATRICIA LYNN., Florida Atlantic University, Thomas, Robert D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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The case of Boca Raton, Florida, illustrates many of the key legal, environmental and intergovernmental issues emerging in the growth management policies of other communities. In a 1972 amendment to the city charter, the voters of Boca Raton placed an absolute limit on population and housing by a 40,000 -unit "cap" on development. The Growth Cap illustrates the expansion of an issue which began with a small group of concerned citizens who wanted to preserve the city's "low-density" character....
Show moreThe case of Boca Raton, Florida, illustrates many of the key legal, environmental and intergovernmental issues emerging in the growth management policies of other communities. In a 1972 amendment to the city charter, the voters of Boca Raton placed an absolute limit on population and housing by a 40,000 -unit "cap" on development. The Growth Cap illustrates the expansion of an issue which began with a small group of concerned citizens who wanted to preserve the city's "low-density" character. The controversy opened up multi-agendas which developed in stages. Multiple access points were available to the proponents (environmentalists and home owners) and opponents (developers and real estate interests) of the Cap. Due to both the pluralistic nature of the political system and the nature of the Growth Cap, the issue was expanded beyond the city policy agenda and came to the county and the courts.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13867
- Subject Headings
- Political Science, General
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- RACIAL AND ETHNIC SCHOOL SEGREGATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
- Creator
- MATTHES, HORST-DIETER., Florida Atlantic University, Giles, Michael W., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This study has confined itself to examining two specific questions: (1) Are other minorities educationally isolated to the same extent as Negroes? and (2) Does the level of concentration of other minorities in the school population influence their segregation as has been the case for Negroes? Results of the present study show Negroes to fare significantly less favorably in the area of educational segregation than the other minorities under study. Furthermore, whereas the percent Negro showed...
Show moreThis study has confined itself to examining two specific questions: (1) Are other minorities educationally isolated to the same extent as Negroes? and (2) Does the level of concentration of other minorities in the school population influence their segregation as has been the case for Negroes? Results of the present study show Negroes to fare significantly less favorably in the area of educational segregation than the other minorities under study. Furthermore, whereas the percent Negro showed a significant relationship with the level of Negro school segregation, no such relationship was found for the other minorities in this study. Controlling for regional and ethnic variations did not significantly alter these findings.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1973
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13614
- Subject Headings
- Political Science, General
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A theory of political analysis utilizing power-based matrices.
- Creator
- Batey, John R., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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The existing literature regarding political power, hegemony, and mass-elite relationships could benefit from the utilization of a common theoretical framework. Such an approach calls for the synthesis of extant theories of political power into a theoretical structure that is easily translatable across various systemic contexts. Most political structures are to an extent power-based and hierarchical. The analysis of these power-laden structures is an important component of both political...
Show moreThe existing literature regarding political power, hegemony, and mass-elite relationships could benefit from the utilization of a common theoretical framework. Such an approach calls for the synthesis of extant theories of political power into a theoretical structure that is easily translatable across various systemic contexts. Most political structures are to an extent power-based and hierarchical. The analysis of these power-laden structures is an important component of both political theory and political action. This thesis uses three cases studies to illustrate that these structures are commonplace and to explain certain aspects of their creation and destruction. The chief goal is to critically analyze whether these power-laden structures are compatible with democracy, defined as government according to rule by the people.
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- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12670
- Subject Headings
- Political Science, General
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- SECOND GENERATION CARRYOVER OF THE LATIN POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CUBAN ADOLESCENTS IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
- Creator
- FLYNN, GEORGE A., Florida Atlantic University, Wright, Gerald C. Jr., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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The historic instability of pre-Castro politics in Cuba is developed into three hypotheses dealing with a national personality dominated by old order values which tend to be anti-democratic, group-divisive, symbolic as opposed to realistic, and dominated largely by the allure of personalismo, a hypothesized Latin political phenomenon in which personalities obscure the issues. The hypotheses were tested in the analysis of a survey of samples of Cuban- and native-born high school students in...
Show moreThe historic instability of pre-Castro politics in Cuba is developed into three hypotheses dealing with a national personality dominated by old order values which tend to be anti-democratic, group-divisive, symbolic as opposed to realistic, and dominated largely by the allure of personalismo, a hypothesized Latin political phenomenon in which personalities obscure the issues. The hypotheses were tested in the analysis of a survey of samples of Cuban- and native-born high school students in Dade County, Florida.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13707
- Subject Headings
- Political Science, General
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Abortion policy in the fifty states: A comparative analysis.
- Creator
- Parsons, Sharon Kay, Florida Atlantic University, Pritchard, Anita
- Abstract/Description
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This study investigates the influence of state characteristics, socioeconomic, cultural and political, on the variation of abortion legislation and accessibility in the American states. State discretion in abortion issues, historically and including the present time, has resulted in a lack of uniformity of regulations in the 50 states and a wide variance of accessibility to abortion services across the nation. Although abortion is considered one of the most divisive and controversial policy...
Show moreThis study investigates the influence of state characteristics, socioeconomic, cultural and political, on the variation of abortion legislation and accessibility in the American states. State discretion in abortion issues, historically and including the present time, has resulted in a lack of uniformity of regulations in the 50 states and a wide variance of accessibility to abortion services across the nation. Although abortion is considered one of the most divisive and controversial policy issues, it has largely been neglected in the literature as a public policy study at the state level. Therefore, a systematic and empirical basis for explaining the variance in abortion laws and accessibility is also lacking in the research. This study attempts to fill in that gap and the results of the analysis of the data reveals several important findings. First, there is little indication that accessibility is related to state legislation on abortion. Second, the measures for current legislation are not highly correlated. Each policy appears to be a separate issue for state legislators. Third, socioeconomic characteristics, as expected, are important to the pre-Roe measures of legislation and abortion rates. These characteristics are also important to recent abortion rates, Medicaid funding for abortions, and service provision. However, certain political variables, in particular public opinion/ideology, are also important to the variance of current measures. Fourth, traditional state characteristics do not explain the variance in two of the legislative variables included in the study--the number of post-Roe restrictions passed and parental notification/consent requirements. And last, religion, as measured by denominations or religious groups with an anti-abortion platform, does not play an important role in explaining variation in abortion laws or accessibility, contrary to the predictions. A larger percentage of Catholics is associated with increased service provision and less restrictive Medicaid funding for abortions. Fundamentalists are not important to the variation of either legislation or accessibility. This finding, in particular, is in contrast to not only the predictions of this study but also to the popular beliefs and assertions on the subject.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12285
- Subject Headings
- Women's Studies, Political Science, General, Political Science, Public Administration
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Drugs, war and immigration: a shared conflict.
- Creator
- Leal, Alberto, Pritchard, Anita
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-05
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361113
- Subject Headings
- Drugs & conflict, Immigration, Political science
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Newspaper bias in the 1994 Florida gubernatorial campaign: An analysis of coverage from two Florida daily newspapers.
- Creator
- Barnes, Gregory, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Abstract/Description
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This study examined 1994 gubernatorial election coverage by two Florida daily newspapers, The Miami Herald and The Sun-Sentinel, to determine if their coverage was biased. The author conducted content analyses of the titles and terms both papers used to describe the candidates, the total column inches devoted to each candidate, and the number of times the candidate's name appeared in headlines. The results of the analyses were inconclusive for both elections, but in the Republican primary The...
Show moreThis study examined 1994 gubernatorial election coverage by two Florida daily newspapers, The Miami Herald and The Sun-Sentinel, to determine if their coverage was biased. The author conducted content analyses of the titles and terms both papers used to describe the candidates, the total column inches devoted to each candidate, and the number of times the candidate's name appeared in headlines. The results of the analyses were inconclusive for both elections, but in the Republican primary The Miami Herald appeared to show slight favoritism for Jeb Bush, a Miamian. The Sun-Sentinel provided relatively equal coverage for all four major candidates. In the general election both papers mentioned Lawton Chiles more frequently with more attention directed to his stand on issues possibly because of his incumbency.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15448
- Subject Headings
- Journalism, Political Science, General, Mass Communications
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An ideological critique of "BBC Online": The case of the Northern Ireland conflict.
- Creator
- Amesbury, Rebecca, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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The British Broadcasting Corporation is generally considered a reliable source for international news. Their web site includes a Northern Ireland news page, which provides daily coverage of the province including extensive information on the ongoing peace process. This study examines the online coverage of the Northern Ireland conflict in the year 2000. Through a textual analysis of 21 articles, an ideological critique of the BBC's rhetoric is provided. To reveal the ideological perspective...
Show moreThe British Broadcasting Corporation is generally considered a reliable source for international news. Their web site includes a Northern Ireland news page, which provides daily coverage of the province including extensive information on the ongoing peace process. This study examines the online coverage of the Northern Ireland conflict in the year 2000. Through a textual analysis of 21 articles, an ideological critique of the BBC's rhetoric is provided. To reveal the ideological perspective of the BBC Online, the verbal text used in each article is carefully analyzed, the sources consulted are examined in terms of representation, and the images that accompany the article are studied to determine if the images match the stories or simply cater to browsers. The findings show that despite their promise of impartiality, the BBC presents a view of the Northern Ireland conflict that leans toward a unionist perspective.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12807
- Subject Headings
- Journalism, Political Science, General, Mass Communications
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A power beyond words: An examination of the rhetoric of cartoon art about Ronald Reagan.
- Creator
- Attisani, Della J., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines the rhetorical effects created by political cartoonists through their depictions of Ronald Reagan. A representative sampling of these cartoons demonstrates that the pictorial and symbolic language in their visual dialogue was extrapolated from the heroic, mythic character types Reagan portrayed during his film career and with which he sought to be identified. This thesis argues that because cartoons depicted and caricaturized Reagan as an archetypal hero, they touched a...
Show moreThis thesis examines the rhetorical effects created by political cartoonists through their depictions of Ronald Reagan. A representative sampling of these cartoons demonstrates that the pictorial and symbolic language in their visual dialogue was extrapolated from the heroic, mythic character types Reagan portrayed during his film career and with which he sought to be identified. This thesis argues that because cartoons depicted and caricaturized Reagan as an archetypal hero, they touched a responsive chord in the electorate and persuaded them to regard Reagan favorably.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15279
- Subject Headings
- Psychology, Social, Political Science, General, Mass Communications
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Escalation - De-escalation: And Balance of Power.
- Creator
- Schwerin, Edward W., Vincent, Jack E., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
- Abstract/Description
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This experiment was an extension of the SMH, and Vincent-Tindell games. The major purpose was to investigate the effects of two different ratios of shock on escalation-de-escalation ancl other aspects of aggressive-cooperative behavior. In one condition (inequality) one player began game play with 6 shocks, the other player began with 18 shocks. In the other condition (equality) both players began game play with 13 shocks apiece. Players were allowed to purchase additional shocks or surrender...
Show moreThis experiment was an extension of the SMH, and Vincent-Tindell games. The major purpose was to investigate the effects of two different ratios of shock on escalation-de-escalation ancl other aspects of aggressive-cooperative behavior. In one condition (inequality) one player began game play with 6 shocks, the other player began with 18 shocks. In the other condition (equality) both players began game play with 13 shocks apiece. Players were allowed to purchase additional shocks or surrender any number of shocks. Forty-nine game play variables were generated, representing indices of aggressive or cooperative behavior. The relationships of these variables to additional independent variables such as game plan, grade point average, and attitudinal scores were also examined. The findings of this experiment indicate that the balanced (equality) conditions tend to generate more purchasing behavior and a higher overall level of aggression. The unbalanced (inequality) condition however, generated more extreme forms of behavior. Those with 18 shocks were generally more aggressive than all other players, and those with 6 shocks (inequality) were generally more cooperative than all other players. These findings conflicted with the results of the previous Tindell-Vincent game, but it seems that the addition of the purchasing option radically altered the effects of treatment condition. Sex was found to be a good predictor of game behavior. females were generally more cooperative and less active than males. Game plan and, to a lesser extent, attitude scores had predictive value for several responses, but grade point average, as expected, was a poor predictor of game behavior.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1970
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012598
- Subject Headings
- Political science--Research, Balance of power
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Between the lines: The politics of passenger rail service, 1958--1970.
- Creator
- Alcorn, Aaron Luke, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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For many modern Americans, the passenger train is but a distant memory, an artifact of the past. In the postwar United States, the status of passenger rail service deteriorated significantly. There were many reasons for this decline, but large subsidies enabled by federal highway and air transportation policies greatly favored alternate forms of traffic at the passenger train's expense. Realizing that rail service in this country was either on the verge of extinction or nationalization,...
Show moreFor many modern Americans, the passenger train is but a distant memory, an artifact of the past. In the postwar United States, the status of passenger rail service deteriorated significantly. There were many reasons for this decline, but large subsidies enabled by federal highway and air transportation policies greatly favored alternate forms of traffic at the passenger train's expense. Realizing that rail service in this country was either on the verge of extinction or nationalization, Congress and President Richard M. Nixon sought to preserve a modest network of passenger trains through the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, which created the publicly subsidized corporation Amtrak. This study looks at changing transportation policies following World War II and ultimately identifies the role that politics played in the decline of the passenger train and the creation of Amtrak.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12785
- Subject Headings
- History, United States, Political Science, Public Administration, Transportation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Soul Bubba: President Clinton's use of the rhetoric of inclusion to ensure the loyalty of the Congressional Black Caucus.
- Creator
- Bernard-Bastien, Sandra Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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Clinton's success in engendering loyalty in the African-American, despite his failure to deliver socio-economic and political benefits, presents us with an apparent paradox. The contention is that the answer to this paradox could be found in the rhetorical style and strategies habitually employed by Clinton when speaking to African-Americans. What Clinton said to black America is important, but how he said it, is even more so. Through a critical examination of his eight speeches to the...
Show moreClinton's success in engendering loyalty in the African-American, despite his failure to deliver socio-economic and political benefits, presents us with an apparent paradox. The contention is that the answer to this paradox could be found in the rhetorical style and strategies habitually employed by Clinton when speaking to African-Americans. What Clinton said to black America is important, but how he said it, is even more so. Through a critical examination of his eight speeches to the Congressional Black Caucus' Annual Dinner, using rhetorical theory, this research examines how Clinton said what he said. In utilizing the critical approach that examines stylistic techniques, it analyzes his rhetorical strategies within the framework of what I term a "rhetoric of inclusion." This concept embraces six rhetorical strategies that enhance identification and authority. Scanned through the prism of these strategies, the research shows that Clinton's rhetoric provided him with a distinct voice that was very effective in ensuring the loyalty of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12786
- Subject Headings
- Biography, Black Studies, Political Science, General, Language, Rhetoric and Composition
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Ritual for revolution: Anarcho-Primitivism and globalization.
- Creator
- Degani, Michael, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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In the last 15 to 20 years, the failure of Communism as a viable revolutionary project has turned many on the Left to its historical rival: Anarchism. Merging with environmental discourses like deep ecology and the struggle for indigenous rights, Anarcho-Primitivism models its utopian discourse on ethnographic descriptions of hunter gatherer societies and mythologized notions of the "Noble Savage." Furthermore, its adherents retain high rates of visibility in the burgeoning antiglobalization...
Show moreIn the last 15 to 20 years, the failure of Communism as a viable revolutionary project has turned many on the Left to its historical rival: Anarchism. Merging with environmental discourses like deep ecology and the struggle for indigenous rights, Anarcho-Primitivism models its utopian discourse on ethnographic descriptions of hunter gatherer societies and mythologized notions of the "Noble Savage." Furthermore, its adherents retain high rates of visibility in the burgeoning antiglobalization movement, notorious for their black uniform and tactics of property destruction. My paper critically and pragmatically engages their attempts to invoke "the Primitive" as a metaphor for resisting the ascendance of global capitalism in the twenty-first century.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2005
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11574, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT11574
- Subject Headings
- Anarchism, Civilization, Modern, Politics and culture, Globalization, Right and left (Political science)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A sermon preached before His Excellency John Hancock, Esq; governor; His Honor Thomas Cushing, Esq; lieutenant-governor; the Honorable the Council, and the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 30, 1781. Being the first day of general election, after the commencement of the present constitution, and inauguration of the new government: Mr. Clark's Election Sermon.
- Creator
- Clark, Jonas, 1730-1805, Massachusetts General Court
- Abstract/Description
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Sermon preached before His Excellency John Hancock, Esq, Governor of Massachusetts
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb6f20
- Subject Headings
- Election sermons -- Massachusetts -- 1781, Political science -- United States -- Massachusetts, Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- The decline of coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA: the nexus of hypersalinity, eutrophication, political science and marine science.
- Creator
- Lapointe, Brian E., Matzie, William R.
- Date Issued
- 1998
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3351217
- Subject Headings
- Coral reefs and islands--Florida, Coral declines, Salinity, Eutrophication, Political science, Marine science
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Whither civic education.
- Creator
- Scher, Richard, Jack Miller Forum, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Date Issued
- 2009-01-30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT186471p
- Subject Headings
- Civics -- Study and teaching -- United States, Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States, Political science
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Ex politica de summa potestate publice disputabit, Praeside Michaele Wendelero D. & P.P. Johann. Fridericus Fugmannus, Belzigensis Saxo, In Auditorio majori, horis matutinis ad d. 16. Februarii.
- Creator
- Wendelerus, Michael 1610-1671
- Abstract/Description
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Dissertation--Wittenberg, University (Fridericus Fugmannus, respondent).
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb3f11
- Subject Headings
- Academic dissertations -- Germany -- Wittenberg -- 1656, Political science -- Early works to 1800, Fugmannus, Johannes Fridericus, Universität Wittenberg
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- Disputatio Politica De Republica Aristocratica Quam ... Praeside ... Michaele Wendelero ... d. 4. Aprilis in auditorio minori Placidae eruditorum disquisitioni sistet Godofredus Wandling Haderslebia-Holsatu.
- Creator
- Wendelerus, Michael 1610-1671
- Abstract/Description
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Dissertation--Wittenberg, University (Gottfried Wandling, respondent).
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwflb3f12
- Subject Headings
- Academic dissertations -- Germany -- Wittenberg -- 1657, Political science -- Early works to 1800, Wandling, Gottfried, Universität Wittenberg
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- Science Comprehension vs. Cultural Cognition as Predictors of Climate Change Risk Perception.
- Creator
- Steiner, Elyse A., Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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This study identified factors that affect climate change risk perception in a community college class. The purpose of this research was to determine if students were more influenced by cultural cognition (political affiliation) or science comprehension. Students in an undergraduate level environmental science and biology class were evaluated, using an online survey, for science comprehension level, political affiliation and risk perception at the beginning and end of each course. Data were...
Show moreThis study identified factors that affect climate change risk perception in a community college class. The purpose of this research was to determine if students were more influenced by cultural cognition (political affiliation) or science comprehension. Students in an undergraduate level environmental science and biology class were evaluated, using an online survey, for science comprehension level, political affiliation and risk perception at the beginning and end of each course. Data were analyzed to determine improved scientific literacy and any variation in risk perception. The research found that science comprehension did not contribute significantly to increased risk perception and that political affiliation or political views had a more significant effect on risk perception.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004983, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004973
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Understanding science., Political affiliation., Climatic changes., Perception.
- Format
- Document (PDF)