Students Views of Nanotechnology and Its Application: A Case of Egypt Agricultural Secondary Schools

The current study aimed to determine the extent of knowledge and attitudes of agricultural secondary school students about nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and food in Egypt. A diagnostic interview form was used to measure the participants' knowledge of nanotechnology, and the...

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Main Authors: Rafeek Elmeanawy, Amany Elgendy, Wafaa El- Zontahy
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Language:English
Published: Tanta University, Faculty of Education 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Instructional Technology and Educational Studies
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Online Access:https://ijites.journals.ekb.eg/article_204365_077ae810c6811f9700a8670bd650ed4b.pdf
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description The current study aimed to determine the extent of knowledge and attitudes of agricultural secondary school students about nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and food in Egypt. A diagnostic interview form was used to measure the participants' knowledge of nanotechnology, and the attitude scale toward nanotechnology was used to determine their attitudes, and it was applied to a sample of 105 students. The results showed the low knowledge of the sample students about nanotechnology as well as their attitudes towards it. As there are also no differences between the specialization of agricultural mechanization, laboratory custodians, and food processing, as there is no difference between boys and girls, and the results showed a positive relationship between students' nano-knowledge and their attitudes towards it. The study recommended the necessity of including the concepts and applications of nanotechnology in the curricula of agricultural secondary schools through the development of existing curricula or through enrichment programs, or completely new curricula.
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spelling doaj-art-54a2dca23af448f8bbd9fbc0ac2722a22025-08-20T03:00:06ZengTanta University, Faculty of EducationInternational Journal of Instructional Technology and Educational Studies2682-39182682-39262021-08-0123212710.21608/ihites.2021.102110.1058204365Students Views of Nanotechnology and Its Application: A Case of Egypt Agricultural Secondary SchoolsRafeek Elmeanawy0Amany Elgendy1Wafaa El- Zontahy2Teaching Assistant at Faculty of Education,Tanta University,EgyptMSc at Department of the Curricula and Teaching Methods, Majoring in Science, Faculty of Education, Tanta University. EgyptLecturer at Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, Majoring in Science, Faculty of Education Tanta University. Egypt.The current study aimed to determine the extent of knowledge and attitudes of agricultural secondary school students about nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and food in Egypt. A diagnostic interview form was used to measure the participants' knowledge of nanotechnology, and the attitude scale toward nanotechnology was used to determine their attitudes, and it was applied to a sample of 105 students. The results showed the low knowledge of the sample students about nanotechnology as well as their attitudes towards it. As there are also no differences between the specialization of agricultural mechanization, laboratory custodians, and food processing, as there is no difference between boys and girls, and the results showed a positive relationship between students' nano-knowledge and their attitudes towards it. The study recommended the necessity of including the concepts and applications of nanotechnology in the curricula of agricultural secondary schools through the development of existing curricula or through enrichment programs, or completely new curricula.https://ijites.journals.ekb.eg/article_204365_077ae810c6811f9700a8670bd650ed4b.pdfnano-knowledgeattitudesagricultural secondary schools' students
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title Students Views of Nanotechnology and Its Application: A Case of Egypt Agricultural Secondary Schools
title_full Students Views of Nanotechnology and Its Application: A Case of Egypt Agricultural Secondary Schools
title_fullStr Students Views of Nanotechnology and Its Application: A Case of Egypt Agricultural Secondary Schools
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title_short Students Views of Nanotechnology and Its Application: A Case of Egypt Agricultural Secondary Schools
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