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Skamp, Keith; Boyes, Eddie; Stanisstreet, Martin; Rodriguez, Manuel; Malandrakis, Georgios; Fortner, Rosanne; Kilinc, Ahmet; Taylor, Neil; Chhokar, Kiran; Dua, Shweta; Ambusaidi, Abdullah; Cheong, Irene; Kim, Mijung; Yoon, Hye-Gyoung – Research in Science Education, 2019
Renewable and nuclear energy are two plausible alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy production. This study reports students' beliefs about the usefulness of these two options in reducing global warming and their willingness to undertake actions that would encourage their uptake. Using a specially designed questionnaire, students'…
Descriptors: Nuclear Energy, Energy Conservation, Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes
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Christenson, Nina; Rundgren, Shu-Nu Chang; Zeidler, Dana L. – Research in Science Education, 2014
In the present STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-driven society, socioscientific issues (SSI) have become a focus globally and SSI research has grown into an important area of study in science education. Since students attending the social and science programs have a different focus in their studies and research has shown…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, STEM Education, Social Sciences, Majors (Students)
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Boyes, Edward; Skamp, Keith; Stanisstreet, Martin – Research in Science Education, 2009
A 44-item questionnaire was constructed to determine secondary students' views about how useful various specific actions might be at reducing global warming, their willingness to undertake the various actions, and the extent to which these two might be linked. Responses (n = 500) were obtained from students in years 7 to 10 in three schools in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Nuclear Energy, Foreign Countries