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Learning to Argue as a Biotechnologist: Disprivileging Opposition to Genetically Modified Food
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Solli, Anne; Bach, Frank; Åkerman, Björn – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
In the public discussion of genetically modified (GM) food the representations of science as a social good, conducted in the public interest to solve major problems are being subjected to intense scrutiny and questioning. Scientists working in these areas have been seen to struggle for the position of science in society. However few in situ…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Biotechnology, Genetics, Food
Biotechnology Education as Social and Cultural Production/Reproduction of the Biotechnology Community
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Andrée, Maria – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
This paper is a commentary to a paper by Anne Solli, Frank Bach and Björn Åkerman on how students at a technical university learn to argue as biotechnologists. Solli and her colleagues report from an ethnographic study performed during the first semester of a 5-year program in biotechnology at a technical university in Sweden. Their study…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Ethnography, College Students, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
A Reflection on Belief
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Cuevas, Joshua A. – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2013
This paper explores the phenomenon in which, for many people, subjective personal belief is viewed as a more accurate representation of reality than objective scientific knowledge developed over the course of human history and transmitted through secular education. The first half of the article is based on personal observations of the author…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Psychological Studies, Religious Factors, Religion
University Students' Knowledge Structures and Informal Reasoning on the Use of Genetically Modified Foods: Multidimensional Analyses
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Wu, Ying-Tien – Research in Science Education, 2013
This study aims to provide insights into the role of learners' knowledge structures about a socio-scientific issue (SSI) in their informal reasoning on the issue. A total of 42 non-science major university students' knowledge structures and informal reasoning were assessed with multidimensional analyses. With both qualitative and…
Descriptors: College Students, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Logical Thinking
The Role of Socioeconomic Factor in Promoting Higher Education in the State of Kuwait
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Al Darwish, Salwa – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this research study is to determine the level of influence of parental education, social and financial status on their senior college students by encouraging them to pursue higher degrees. The sample of the study was 313 senior college students randomly selected from private and public universities in Kuwait to answer the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Influences
Preservice Science Teachers' Efficacy Regarding a Socioscientific Issue: A Belief System Approach
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Kilinç, Ahmet; Kartal, Tezcan; Eroglu, Baris; Demiral, Ümit; Afacan, Özlem; Polat, Dilber; Demirci Guler, Mutlu P.; Görgülü, Özkan – Research in Science Education, 2013
The aim of the present study was to understand the nature of teaching efficacy beliefs related to a socioscientific issue (SSI). We investigated Turkish preservice science teachers' teaching efficacy beliefs about genetically modified (GM) foods using a belief system approach. We assumed that preservice teachers' beliefs about GM foods (content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes