We must remember, however, that engaging scientifically with controversial issues and unearthing and confronting false assumptions are critical steps in advancing responses to sexual abuse of children.
Doing so in a way that will engage a scientifically illiterate general public is enormously hard.
This includes a learning environment in which students engage in scientifically oriented questions, formulate explanations from evidence, and communicate and justify their proposed explanations (NRC, 2000; NGSS, 2013).
Classroom inquiry requires that learners engage in scientifically motivated questions, generate and test alternative explanations based on evidence, connect explanations with scientific knowledge, and communicate and justify their explanations (National Research Council [NRC], 2000).
Engaging in scientifically oriented questions is one of these features.
For example, blog posts on scientific literature already being read for journal clubs, classes, grants, and publications represent both a way to more actively engage the literature scientifically while producing online content for public consumption.
Key highlights of these projects demonstrate how the NIEHS science education program is working to prepare the next generation of scientifically literate and scientifically engaged citizenry.
Evaluations of Indigenous suicide interventions that are scientifically rigorous, engage Indigenous peoples as equal partners in the research process, and build Indigenous research capacity are likely to be expensive.
This is why it is important to encourage a scientifically engaged society, which must necessarily begin with the education of our children.
The interface facilitates two-way communication to stimulate a more engaged, informed and scientifically literate participant population where individuals can tailor and manage their own consent preferences.
Example: "By being scientifically engaged (especially with my background as a biomedical scientist), I want to make a contribution to medical science and development".
