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Science Teachers' Perception and Attitudes toward Nanotechnology (과학교사의 나노기술에 대한 인식과 태도)

  • Kim, Hyun-Jung;Hong, Hun-Gi
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.633-642
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    • 2010

  • In this study, science teachers' perception and attitude toward nanotechnology are examined through questionnaires gathered from 134 secondary science teachers. As a result, the study shows that science teachers have high perceptiveness. However, they do not understand specific information on nanotechnology correctly. Science teachers have positive attitudes toward nanotechnology and they have perceived risks of nanotechnology as well as benefits of nanotechnology. Science teachers show positive attitudes toward the application of nanotechnology, whereas they show negative attitudes toward personal information chip and nano-taste enhancer. Science teachers are exposed to nanotechnology via various sources such as TV and internet, whereas teachers rarely get information on nanotechnology-related concepts in textbooks and teaching resources. Science teachers have perceived many textbooks do not introduce enough nanotechnology-related concepts. Many teachers try to explain the nanotechnology when textbooks include nanotechnology-related concepts, whereas quite a few of teachers do not introduce the nanotechnology-related concepts in class.

  • https://doi.org/10.5012/jkcs.2010.54.5.633 인용 PDF KSCI KPUBS HTML

Study of US/EU National Innovation Policies Based on Nanotechnology Development, and Implications for Korea

  • Lim, Jung Sun;Shin, Kwang Min;Yoon, Jin Seon;Bae, Seoung Hun
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.50-65
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    • 2015

  • Recently US/EU governments are utilizing nanotechnology as a key catalyst to support national innovation policies with economic recovery goals. US/EU nano policies have been serving as a global model to various countries, including Korea. So the authors initially seek to understand US/EU national innovation policy interconnections, and then find the role of nanotechnology development within. To strengthen national policy coherence, nanotechnology development strategies are under evolution as an innovation catalyst for promoting commercialization. To strategically support nano commercialization, EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety) and informatics are invested as priority fields to strengthen social acceptance and sustainability of nano enabled products. The current study explores US/EU national innovation policies including nano commercialization, EHS, and Informatics. Then obtained results are utilized to analyze weaknesses of Korean innovation systems of connecting creative economy and nanotechnology development policies. Then ongoing improvements are summarized focusing on EHS and informatics, which are currently prominent issues in international nanotechnology development.

  • https://doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2015.3.1.4 인용 PDF KSCI KPUBS HTML

The Current Status of Nanotechnology Development in Korea and Other Countries (국내외 나노기술 동향 분석 및 수준 비교 연구)

  • So Dae-Seop;Kim Gyeong-Ho;Lee Ho-Sin;Choe Bung-Gi;Park Jong-Gu
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.119-135
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    • 2005

  • Four years have passed since Korea launched its intensive development plan for nanotechnology. Now, at the moment of transition moving to the second phase of nanotechnology development, it is very important to evaluate the results of government-driven nanotechnology development peformed for last four years. In the present study, the trends of R&D and commercialization in nanotechnology area were in-depth investigated in both Korea and other countries. And Korea's nanotechnology level was compared with those of other advanced countries. This study is useful for establishing the government policy for nanotechnology development and amending the second phase plan of nanotechnology development in Korea.

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Analysis on the Perception and Willingness to Purchase of College Students for Strategy for Risk Communication and Social Acceptance of Nanotechnology-Based Foods (나노기술 응용식품에 대한 리스크 커뮤니케이션 전략 및 사회적 수용 방안 모색을 위한 대학생의 인식도 및 구매의도 분석)

  • Kim, Hyochung;Kim, Meera
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.496-507
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    • 2013

  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception and willingness to purchase of nanotechnology-based foods to find out the strategy for risk communication and social acceptance. The data were collected from 253 college students in Yeungnam region through a self-administered questionnaire. Frequency, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, t test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan's multiple range test, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted by SPSS Windows V.20.0. The level of concern about nanotechnology was relatively low, and the level of the perception about necessity for the development of nanotechnology-based foods was average. In addition, the respondents showed somewhat positive thoughts for the development of nanotechnology-based foods with beneficial effect, but they were worried about the risk for it. Percentage of correct answers on knowledge of nanotechnology and nanotechnology-based foods was not high, and the level of willingness to purchase them was average. According to the result of multiple regression analysis, factors affecting the willingness to purchase of nanotechnology-based foods were concern about health, perception about importance of food safety, perception about necessity for the development of nanotechnology-based foods, and perception about the development of nanotechnology-based foods with beneficial effect. On the basis of these results, it is necessary for consumers to offer the exact and reliable information on nanotechnology-based foods.

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