Influência da sociedade no desenvolvimento tecnológicoum estudo das concepções de graduandos brasileiros do Estado de São Paulo
- Veraszto, Estéfano Vizconde
- da Silva, Dirceu
- García García, Francisco
- Amaral, Sérgio Ferreira do
- Barros Filho, Jomar de
- Simon, Fernanda de Oliveira
- Camargo, Eder Pires de
ISSN: 1668-0030, 1850-0013
Year of publication: 2011
Volume: 6
Issue: 17
Type: Article
More publications in: CTS: Revista iberoamericana de ciencia, tecnología y sociedad
Abstract
Trying to understand how society influences the individuals' views and attitudes towards technological development, we have developed a theoretical model, transformed into a Likert scale to be applied to undergraduates Brazilians in Sao Paulo State. The data analysis, using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), showed that the surveyed sample indicates the government, educational and research institutions, companies and citizens, as social actors strictly responsible for technology choices. The data also helped to establish the initial bases for the discussion of public policies in education, making room for further work on technological education.