Kabu, Nyaradzo2017-12-082017-12-082017Kabu, Nyaradzo (2017) A content analysis of scientific news in two South African daily newspapers, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23467>http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23467A research project submitted to the faculty of science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MSc (science education) Johannesburg, June 2017.In a world that is increasingly shaped by science and technological developments, the need for scientists and for scientifically literate people is as real in South Africa as it is globally. Science education and science communication are two fields that address the science needs of these two groups of people in a society. While science education produces future scientists and engineers, it is science communication that provides the science information that the general citizens need to participate fully and thoughtfully on scientific issues in their society. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]Online resource (ix 83 leaves)enContent analysis (Communication)NewspapersScience newsThesis