TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND GMO IN TWELVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Pierre Clément (1) , Jérémy Castéra (2) , Charline Laurent (1) , Silvia Caravita (3) , Anna-Liisa Rauma-Kosonen (4) , Attila Varga (5) , Jurga Turcinaviciene (6) , Elwira Samonek-Miciuk (7) , Adrienne Kozan-Naumescu (8) , Paul Pace (9) , Kai Pata (10) , Nicos Valanides (11) , Franz Bogner (12) , Graça Carvalho (13)

1 EA S2HEP - Sciences et Société ; Historicité, Éducation et Pratiques
2 ADEF - Apprentissage, Didactique, Evaluation, Formation
3 Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione del C.N.R, Rome, Italie
4 University of Joensuu, Finland
5 National Institute for Public Education, Hungary
6 Vilnius University [Vilnius]
7 University of Lublin, Poland
8 UBB - Babes-Bolyai University [Cluj-Napoca]
9 University of Malta [Malta]
10 University of Tartu
11 University of Cyprus = Université de Chypre
12 Universität Bayreuth
13 CIEC - Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança

We analyze the conceptions of 4248 teachers on Environment and GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms), in 12 European countries: Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania. Most of the differences between teachers' conceptions are observed inside each country. Some of them (related to preservation or utilization of Environment) significantly differentiate the 12 countries. Biology teachers have more knowledge on GMO and more opinions pro- GMO than their colleagues. Female teachers are significantly more anti-GMO than their male colleagues. More a teacher studied at University, more he or she thinks that the resources of our planet are limited.

Mots clés: Environmental Education; GMO; teachers; conceptions; values; Europe

Domaines: Education; Génétique; Ecologie, Environnement

Pierre Clément, Jérémy Castéra, Charline Laurent, Silvia Caravita, Anna-Liisa Rauma-Kosonen, et al.. TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND GMO IN TWELVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. Socio-cultural and Human Values in Science and Technology Education, IOSTE XIV, 2010, Bled, Slovenia. p. 227-230. ⟨hal-01026068⟩