Western Australian high school students' attitudes towards biotechnology processes

V. Dawson; R. Schibeci

doi:10.1080/00219266.2003.9655889

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Western Australian high school students' attitudes towards biotechnology processes

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Western Australian high school students' attitudes towards biotechnology processes

V. Dawson and R. Schibeci

Journal of Biological Education, Vol.38(1), pp.7-12

2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2003.9655889

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Abstract

This study reports on the attitudes towards biotechnology of 905, 15–16 year-old students from 11 Western Australian schools. Students were asked to read 15 statements about biotechnology processes and to draw a line to separate what they considered ‘acceptable’ statements from those they considered ‘unacceptable’. Overall, the students hold a wide range of beliefs about what is an acceptable use of biotechnology. Their attitudes range from those of the 55 (6.0%) students who do not agree with the use of any living organisms in biotechnology to the 125 (14%) students who approve of all the stated uses of biotechnology, with a wide spread in between. Acceptance of the use of organisms in biotechnology decreases as we move from microorganisms (>90%approval) to plants (71–82%) to humans (42–45%) and animals (34–40%). The attitudes of 99 students who recently studied biotechnology and have a good understanding of the processes and issues were similar in percentage and spread to those who were less informed.

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Title: Western Australian high school students' attitudes towards biotechnology processes
Authors/Creators: V. Dawson (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
R. Schibeci (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Journal of Biological Education, Vol.38(1), pp.7-12
Publisher: Institute of Biology
Identifiers: 991005539590307891
Copyright: © Institute of Biology
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Education
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.11 Education & Educational Research; 6.11.295 Science Education
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