The relationship among knowledge of, attitudes toward and acceptance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) among Slovenian teachers / La relación entre el conocimiento y actitudes en la aceptación sobre organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM) entre profesores eslovenos
Electron. j. biotechnol
; 12(4): 1-2, Oct. 2009. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-558544
Biblioteca responsável:
CL1.1
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to investigate knowledge about, opinions on and attitudes toward and finally readiness to accept genetically modified organisms (GMO) among Slovenian teachers. On average, they have higher levels of knowledge in classical genetics, and poor levels of knowledge about modern issues in biotechnology, and their attitudes toward GMOs are not extreme. They make decisions based on the acceptability of a particular GMO and not on GMOs in general, following two patterns genetic modifications (GM) microorganisms and plants are more acceptable than animals, and GMOs are more acceptable if they can not be used directly for consumption and produce something recognized as useful. The relationship among knowledge of, attitudes towards and readiness to accept GMO showed that there is no correlation between knowledge and attitudes, only a weak correlation between knowledge and acceptance, and a solid correlation between attitudes and readiness to accept GMO. The practical implication of our findings is that acceptance of GMOs will not be changed by providing new technical or scientific information to teachers but by changing attitudes. The appropriate strategies and actions for improving university courses in biotechnology and the implication for classroom science activities and future research are discussed.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Universidades
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Biotecnologia
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Atitude
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Conhecimento
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Electron. j. biotechnol
Assunto da revista:
Biotecnologia
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Eslovênia
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of Maribor/SI