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2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The study of factors which affect high school students' attitudes toward social application of recombinant DNA technology

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23650505
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Science education
Research InstitutionShizuoka University

Principal Investigator

TANZAWA Tetsuro  静岡大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60272142)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ISHIYAMA Izumi  帝京学園短期大学, 保育科, 准教授 (70541704)
Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Keywords科学と社会 / 遺伝子組換え / 高校生物 / 社会的受容
Research Abstract

This study aimed to 1) assess high school students' genomic literacy level, 2) reveal their attitudes toward genomic studies promotion related to medicine, and 3) identify associated factors to the approval of promotion.
The survey included the following queries; 1) subjective and objective understanding of genome science, 2) pros and cons of medicine-related genomic studies promotion, and 3) attitudes toward science in general.
Genomic literacy score of high school students was 13.5 (0-20). The result in general public was 10.5 (0-20). Result also showed that approximately 3/4 students favored genomic studies related to medicine. Pros and cons were divided into agree (74.8%) and cannot decide (24.4%), while only 0.8% expressed disagree. The similar result was shown in general public survey (agree: 71.6%, cannot decide: 27.6%, disagree: 0.9%). No correlation was found between literacy level and approval of promotion in students, whereas strong correlation was found in general public.

  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2014 2013 2011

All Presentation (3 results)

  • [Presentation] 社会に応用される遺伝学研究の推進に対する高校生の態度は遺伝学リテラシーと関係しているか2014

    • Author(s)
      丹沢 哲郎, 石山ゐづ美
    • Organizer
      日本科学教育学会第6回研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      三重大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-22
  • [Presentation] How is high school students' genomic literacy correlated with their attitudes toward promotion of genomic study?2013

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Ishiyama, Tetsuro Tanzawa
    • Organizer
      63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics
    • Place of Presentation
      Boston Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Year and Date
      2013-11-23
  • [Presentation] Comparison of expert and lay attitudes to genetic testing for children on disease susceptibilities of common chronic disease in Japan2011

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Ishiyama
    • Organizer
      43th Annual Conference of British Sociological Association
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-15

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Published: 2015-06-25  

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