public understanding
Shared societal comprehension
Public understanding refers to how well the general population grasps a topic, particularly complex or specialized subjects: public understanding of science, efforts to improve public understanding of climate change.
The phrase often appears in discussions about bridging the gap between expert knowledge and lay comprehension, or when assessing whether citizens have enough information to make informed decisions.
- societal attitudesPrevailing group viewpoints
- common knowledgeWidely shared information
- educationSystematic development of mind
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- collective memoryCommunity's shared historical recall
communication · media literacy · fact checking · science outreach · informed consent · surveys · citizen science · accessibility · open access · empathy · transparency · journalism · shared values · town hall · bias · misinformation · focus groups · advocacy
- science studiesscience communication, science policy, science education, science literacy, scientific literacy
public understandingtechnical knowledge
Expertise in specialized methods
esoteric knowledge · professional expertise · arcane knowledge · privileged information · trade secrets
public understandinggovernment secrecy
Official information suppression
cover-up · concealment · state secrets · classified information · hidden knowledge
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