Teaching trust in science: a critical new focus for science education

The recent pandemic has revealed the importance of understanding how scientific knowledge is produced, if citizens are to make decisions that protect themselves, their communities, and their nations. Creating such an understanding presents a critical and urgent challenge for the world’s education sy...

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Main Authors: Karen Hopkin, Keith Roberts, Bruce Alberts
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Communication
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1589116/full
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spelling doaj-art-eb0e65dbdbe840caaaa9756de1eb08d62025-08-20T02:12:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Communication2297-900X2025-04-011010.3389/fcomm.2025.15891161589116Teaching trust in science: a critical new focus for science educationKaren Hopkin0Keith Roberts1Bruce Alberts2National Association of Science Writers, Inc., Berkeley, CA, United StatesUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich, United KingdomSchool of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe recent pandemic has revealed the importance of understanding how scientific knowledge is produced, if citizens are to make decisions that protect themselves, their communities, and their nations. Creating such an understanding presents a critical and urgent challenge for the world’s education systems. In this essay, we propose that teachers prioritize producing an understanding of the scientific process at all levels of science education.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1589116/fulleducationtrustscience - generalcommunicationmisinformationhealth
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