Nanotechnology awareness, opinions and risk perceptions among middle school students

Sahin, Nurettin; Ekli, Emel

doi:10.1007/s10798-013-9233-0

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“…Optimism regarding the application of nanotechnology in general has been reported in Iran (Farshchi, Sadrnezhaad, Nejad, Mahmoodi, & Abadi, 2011). Similar results were reported for high school students (Sahin and Ekli (2013) and adults (Senocak, 2014) in Turkey. In India, which has invested in nanotechnology, however, there is little activity focused on understanding public attitudes and priorities, despite exten-sive scientific research activity being conducted (Jayanthi, Beumer, and Bhattacharya (2012).…”

Section: Public Attitudes Towards Nanotechnology As An Enabling Technsupporting

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Consumer attitudes towards nanotechnologies applied to food production

Frewer

Gupta

George

et al. 2014

Trends in Food Science & Technology

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The literature on public perceptions of, and attitudes towards, nanotechnology used in the agrifood sector is reviewed. Research into consumer perceptions and attitudes has focused on general applications of nanotechnology, rather than within the agrifood sector. Perceptions of risk and benefit associated with different applications of nanotechnology, including agri-food applications, shape consumer attitudes, and acceptance, together with ethical concerns related to environmental impact or animal welfare. Attitudes are currently moderately

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Section: Public Attitudes Towards Nanotechnology As An Enabling Technsupporting

confidence: 80%

Consumer attitudes towards nanotechnologies applied to food production

Frewer

Gupta

George

et al. 2014

Trends in Food Science & Technology

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“…Toqeer and others (Toqeer et al, 2015) have found that the majority of respondents had heard about nanotechnology but only 47% had read about it, and a slightly lower percentage (44.4%) had awareness of the applications of it. According to Ekli & Sahin (2013), students from Turkish middle schools, have some awareness of nanotechnology and most students have positive opinions about it. A study conducted by Tanya Sheetz (2005) showed that only 17% of the respondents were able to identify what nanotechnology is, while men do have a high percentage vs. females that is inconsistent with our results.…”

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Nanotechnology among Teachers and Students in the Arab Sector in Israel: Awareness and Attitudes

Abu-Much¹,

Basheer²,

Zahaika³

et al. 2019

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The present study investigates awareness and attitudes towards nanotechnology among teachers and students from the Arab sector in Israel. The research was based on distributing a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The results revealed that both the teachers and students have a basic knowledge of nanotechnology. Moreover, different variables including gender, grade, years of experience, and level of education, have revealed no effect, considering the fact that nanotechnology is not introduced as a subject in teaching curriculum in schools.

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“…In the other hand, in Turkey, a study investigates middle school student's awareness, showed that 73.9% were aware about nanotechnology [12].…”

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Nanomedicine awareness among medical students in Saudi Arabia

Albraidi

Al-Haddab

2018

Nanopages

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Abstract. Objectives: The study's aim was to assess the medical students' knowledge and understanding of concepts related to basic nanotechnology and its applications in nanomedicine among medical students at King Saud University. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out by using an online questionnaire that was sent to all the medical students studying at King Saud University during the summer of 2016 July-August. The sample size of the study was 162 medical students. The questionnaire consisted of 11 items, including both fi xed and free answer-type questions. The questionnaire was sent to 1413 medical students, with a response percentage of 8.72%. Results: Students' perception of the basic nanotechnology was assessed, 63.0% (n = 102) of the students identifi ed the correct defi nition of nanoparticle size. Unfortunately, only 40.7% (n = 66) of the students heard about nanomedicine. Most of the information sources where from university 25.3%, 24.1% from internet, and 11% from television. 81.8% of our medical students, had little knowledge about the risk-benefi ts of nanomedicine. Interestingly, about 72.8% (n = 118) of the students think that nanotechnology is not effectively used in the medical fi eld. Conclusion: Medical students at king Saud university, showed that they have inadequate knowledge about nanotechnology and its applications in nanomedicine. Nanomedicine education should be implemented in the curriculum of the medical colleges in Saudi Arabia, to improve the awareness and future involvement in nanomedicine.

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Nanotechnology awareness, opinions and risk perceptions among middle school students

Cited by 18 publications

References 36 publications

Consumer attitudes towards nanotechnologies applied to food production

Consumer attitudes towards nanotechnologies applied to food production

Nanotechnology among Teachers and Students in the Arab Sector in Israel: Awareness and Attitudes

Nanomedicine awareness among medical students in Saudi Arabia

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