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Matching Society Values: Students' Views of Biotechnology
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Saez, Maria J.; Nino, Angela Gomez; Carretero, Antonio – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
The rapid growth of biotechnology knowledge during the past decades has made it necessary to rethink the contents of the school curriculum and has provoked a consideration of the ethical and social issues related to the use of biotechnological applications. With the financial assistance of the European Union, the European Initiative for…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Student Attitudes, Social Values, Science Curriculum
Lenses for Framing Decisions: Undergraduates' Decision Making about Stem Cell Research
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Halverson, Kristy Lynn; Siegel, Marcelle A.; Freyermuth, Sharyn K. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
Decision making is influenced by multiple factors, especially when approaching controversial socio-scientific issues, such as stem cell research. In the present study, we used qualitative data from 132 college student papers in a biotechnology course to investigate how students made decisions about stem cell research issues. Students indicated…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Decision Making, Ethics, Undergraduate Students
Agricultural Education's Opportunities in the 21st Century. Proceedings of the Annual Southern Regional Agricultural Education Research Meeting (42nd, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, April 4-5, 1993).
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Waters, Randol G., Comp. – 1993
Selected papers are as follows: "Analysis of Factors Used in Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness" (Vaughn et al.); "Assessment of the Readability Level of State Adopted High School Agriculture Textbooks" (Hitchner, Deeds); "Attitudes and Perceptions of Superintendents, Principals, Guidance Counselors, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Biotechnology, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Research: Accomplishments, Opportunities, Challenges. Proceedings of the Annual National Agricultural Education Research Conference (28th, New Orleans, LA, December 12, 2001).
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Kotrlik, Joe W., Ed.; Burnett, Michael F., Ed. – 2001
This document contains 48 papers from a conference on agricultural education research. The following papers are among those included: "Analysis of the Relationships between Computer Experiences, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge of Undergraduate Students Entering a Land-Grant College of Agriculture" (Donald M. Johnson, Melissa L. Lester,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Biotechnology