COMING OF AGE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

Before science and technology studies can play more important roles in the research agendas for science communication, science and engineeri ng education and science and technology policy, the field must first r estore its credibility among scientists, address its internal fragment ation, and reestablish its relevance to public affairs. Accomplishing these goals will require the reassessment of tools and approaches that the field has already developed as well as an open appraisal of where the field has fallen short in the past.