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Collective Social Decision-Making : Implications for Teaching Science

assume the social responsibilities of attentive citizens or key decision-makers. Their country’s survival and economic growth will depend upon the decisionmaking abilities of their society. Economic and social growth are also enhanced by innovations in science and technology. However, science and technology can create ethical conundrums and social problems which can only be resolved by collective decision-making; nuclear energy, over-population, warfare, energy shortage and medical advances are examples. This collective decision-making on social issues brings with it a host of variables inextricably inter-related, not the least of which are political, economic, ethical, scientific and ideological values: veritable sanctuaries for complexity! Drawing upon theoretical perspectives, commentaries and experiences with collective decision-making, this paper has two main purposes: ( 1) to clarify what it means to make an informed decision on a societal issue related to