Clifton Scientific Trust: Students' Perception of Risk

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFB3" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#8080D9"> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0> <TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" COLSPAN=2> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0> <TR><TD WIDTH=5> </TD> <TD><IMG SRC="../images/students_t.gif" ALT="Students'" WIDTH=175 HEIGHT=45> <IMG SRC="../images/perception_t.gif" ALT="Perception of Risk" WIDTH=287 HEIGHT=45></TD></TR> </TABLE> <HR WIDTH="100%"></TD> <TD WIDTH=12>&nbsp</TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" WIDTH=100> <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=96> <TR><TD><FONT FACE="Arial"><I><B>CONTENTS</B></I></FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="1.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>1 Project Objectives</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="2.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>2 Project Structure</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="3.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>3 Context</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="4.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>4 Overview and Discussion of Findings</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="5.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>5 Recommendation</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r1.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R1 Research Methodology and Sample</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r2.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R2 Understanding the Concepts</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r3.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R3 Spontaneous Awareness of Danger and Risk in Everyday Life</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r4.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R4 Key Factors Influencing Awareness of Danger</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r5.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R5 Factors Influencing Response to Risk</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r6.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R6 How Risk is Dealt With</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r7.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R7 Ranking Relative Risks</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r8.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R8 Perceptions of Risk in Schools</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r9.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R9 Perceptions of Risk in Science Lessons</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r10.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R10 Science in the Home</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r11.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R11 Perceptions of Risk in the World of Science</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="r12.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>R12 Summary of Research Findings</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> <TR><TD><A HREF="app.htm"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"><B>Appendices</B></FONT></A></TD></TR> </TABLE></TD><TD ALIGN="center"> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD ALIGN="center"> <P><FONT SIZE="+2"><B>Students' Perception of Risk and<BR> their Experience of Science in School</B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+3"><B>REPORT</B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+2"><B>DR ERIC ALBONE</B></FONT></P> <IMG SRC="../images/cs_logo_cream.gif" WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=48 ALT="Clifton Scientific Trust"> <P><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial">(registered charity 1020913)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">WITH RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN FOR<BR> CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST BY</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+2"><B>SARAH WEBSTER</B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">WEBSTER MCCABE MARKET RESEARCH</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">IN PARTNERSHIP WITH</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE</B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">(agreement 3599/R71.020)</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1">PROJECT OFFICER: <B>DR JOHN MCGUINNESS</B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="=2">AND</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1"><B>THE INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS</B></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+2"><B>MAY 1997</B></FONT></P> <P><B>ADVISORS:</B></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">MR ANTHONY BANDLE, Health and Safety Executive<BR> DR PETER BORROWS, Director, CLEAPSS School Science Service</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">This Project is linked with Clifton Scientific Trust's "Science for Real" Initiative<BR> which is supported by the Office of Science and Technology and the Nuffield Foundation.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1"><I>"To teach people how to take risks<BR> is an important part of growing up."</I></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="right">(Secondary Teacher)</P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1"><I>"They don't have much opportunity to learn to<BR> think for themselves... we are now in the business<BR> of de-skilling kids. We are over protective."</I></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="right">(Primary Teacher)</P> <P><FONT SIZE="+1"><I>"It's not dangerous if you know what you are doing."</I></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="right">(M, 13-14)</P> </TD></TR></TABLE> <HR WIDTH="100%"> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=5 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN="center"><TR><TD> <P>A hard copy of the report can be obtained in the UK at cost (£10) <A HREF="../touch.htm" TARGET="main">from the Trust</A>.<BR> Most of the report can be <A HREF="app.htm">downloaded</A> in Word format.</P> <P><B>Related papers</B><BR> Eric Albone, "Risking Chemistry", Chemistry in Britain, 35 (4) 53-54 (April 1999)<BR> Eric Albone, "Risk in the Classroom", Science and Public Affairs, 26-29 (Autumn 1998)</P> </TD></TR></TABLE> </TD><TD WIDTH=12>&nbsp</TD><TD> </TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <P><A HREF="../"> <IMG SRC="../images/home_arrow.gif" WIDTH=19 HEIGHT=15 ALIGN="left" BORDER=0 ALT="Home-arrow"> <FONT FACE="Arial,Verdana,Helvitica" SIZE="-1">Home page...</FONT> </A></P> <HR WIDTH="100%" SIZE=1> <P ALIGN="center"> <IMG SRC="../images/copyright.gif" WIDTH=233 HEIGHT=20 ALT="© Clifton Scientific Trust, 1999"></P> </TD><TD WIDTH=12> </TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT=10> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </BODY>