There has been some Thai research done that examines students’ awareness of the interaction
between science, technology and society in order to develop scientific literacy. For example,
Yuenyong, Jones and Yutakom (2008) examined Thai students’ values and norms in terms
of the interaction between science, technology and society through a comparison between Thai
and New Zealand students’ ideas of energy. It seems student ideas are generated by engaging
with issues in different contexts, with for instance Thai students placing value on decisionmaking about the development of energy production in the country. They strongly believed in
a scientific application for solving social problems, and Thai students see particular value in
the use of experts (e.g. scientists or engineers) in decision-making about issues related to
science, technology, and society - rather than taking cognizance of the publics view.