Wendee, Check out the work of Jon Miller, and the reference below. He's been one of the major researchers in this important field.
Miller, J.D. 2004. Public understanding of, and attitudes toward, scientific research: what we know and what we need to know. Public Understanding of Science 13: 273-294. Teresa Teresa M. Woods CORES Program Coordinator 25A Seaton Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-2905 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 785-532-9834--cell Quoting WENDEE HOLTCAMP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am finding a poll from 1988, an article in the NY Times > (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DD143BF936A15753C1A96E > 948260) that says that something like 21% believed the Sun revolved > around > the Earth, and that 7% said they "didn't know". But I can't seem to > find > anything since then. Gallup doesn't apparently have anything nor the > Pew > Trust. Anyone know of anything that shows something similar, but more > recent? > > > > Wendee > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Wendee Holtcamp * Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian > > <http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/> > http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com > Bohemian Adventures Blog * <http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/> > http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com > > The Fish Wars: A Christian Evolutionist > <http://thefishwars.blogspot.com/> > http://thefishwars.blogspot.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Online Writing Course! Starting Aug 4. Sign Up Online! > > > >
