<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The objective of the conducted analysis is the opinion of adolescents completing secondary schools concerning genetically modified organisms (GMO) and determination of the relationship between the level of knowledge concerning GMO, and evaluation of the safety of their use in industry and agriculture.</p><p>The scope of problems undertaken was elaborated based on the survey studies conducted on a group of 500 adolescents completing secondary schools from the Lublin Region, including 250 attending general profile secondary schools and 250 from agricultural technical schools. The study was conducted by the method of a diagnostic survey, using the questionnaire technique. The results of the study showed that the respondents perceived both positive and negative aspects of producing genetically modified (GM) products. These evaluations were significantly related with the respondents’ level of knowledge concerning GMO. The higher the level of knowledge, the more positive the evaluations of the adolescents concerning the cultivation and breeding of GMO, and more frequent indications that the consumption of products manufactured from these organisms is safe.</p></abstract>

The objective of the conducted analysis is the opinion of adolescents completing secondary schools concerning genetically modified organisms (GMO) and determination of the relationship between the level of knowledge concerning GMO, and evaluation of the safety of their use in industry and agriculture.The scope of problems undertaken was elaborated based on the survey studies conducted on a group of 500 adolescents completing secondary schools from the Lublin Region, including 250 attending general profile secondary schools and 250 from agricultural technical schools. The study was conducted by the method of a diagnostic survey, using the questionnaire technique. The results of the study showed that the respondents perceived both positive and negative aspects of producing genetically modified (GM) products. These evaluations were significantly related with the respondents’ level of knowledge concerning GMO. The higher the level of knowledge, the more positive the evaluations of the adolescents concerning the cultivation and breeding of GMO, and more frequent indications that the consumption of products manufactured from these organisms is safe.

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) in opinions completing secondary schools in Lublin

Dr hab. Stanisław Lachowski - Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2 St., 20-090 Lublin; Maria Curie Skłodowska University, Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5 Sq., 20-031 Lublin

Dr Magdalena Florek-Łuszczki - Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2 St., 20-090 Lublin

Dr Anna Jurkiewicz - Consultrix Lublin, Szeligowskiego 8/97 St., 20-883 Lublin

Dr Jarosław Chmielewski - Institute of Environmental Protection - National Research Institute, Krucza 5/11d St., 00-548 Warsaw

Dr hab. Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska, prof. nadzw., Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, The State School of Higher Professional Education in Płock, Gałczyńskiego 28 St., 09-400 Płock; Institute of Biology, the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Świetokrzyska 15 St., 25-406 Kielce

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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The objective of the conducted analysis is the opinion of adolescents completing secondary schools concerning genetically modified organisms (GMO) and...

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) in opinions completing secondary schools in Lublin

Publié en ligne: 24 sept. 2016

Pages: 24 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2016-0016

Mots clés
GMO, adolescents, secondary school graduates, emotions, opinions, evaluations

© 2016 Stanisław Lachowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) in opinions completing secondary schools in Lublin

Publié en ligne: 24 sept. 2016

Pages: 24 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2016-0016

Mots clésGMO, adolescents, secondary school graduates, emotions, opinions, evaluations

© 2016 Stanisław Lachowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
GMO, adolescents, secondary school graduates, emotions, opinions, evaluations