Nuclear Engineering and Technology

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  • Pages.707-718
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  • 2014
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  • 1738-5733(pISSN)
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  • 2234-358X(eISSN)
한국원자력학회 (Korean Nuclear Society)
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KOREAN STUDENTS' BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TOWARD NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION THROUGH EDUCATION

  • Han, Eun Ok (Department of Education & Research, Korea Academy of Nuclear Safety) ;
  • Kim, Jae Rok (Department of Education & Research, Korea Academy of Nuclear Safety) ;
  • Choi, Yoon Seok (Department of Education & Research, Korea Academy of Nuclear Safety)
  • 투고 : 2014.03.24
  • 심사 : 2014.05.13
  • 발행 : 2014.10.25
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As a result of conducting a 45 minute-long seminar on the principles, state of use, advantages, and disadvantages of nuclear power generation for Korean elementary, middle, and high school students, the levels of perception including the necessity (p<0.017), safety (p<0.000), information acquisition (p<0.000), and subjective knowledge (p<0.000), objective knowledge (p<0.000), attitude (p<0.000), and behavior (p<0.000) were all significantly higher. This indicates that education can be effective in promoting widespread social acceptance of nuclear power and its continued use. In order to induce behavior change toward positive judgments on nuclear power generation, it is necessary to focus on attitude improvement while providing the information in all areas related to the perception, knowledge, attitude, and behavior. Here, the positive message on the convenience and the safety of nuclear power generation should be highlighted.

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