This survey is being conducted in order to discover the current teaching of the social issues associated with science and technology, especially bioethics. It is also investigating the attitudes of high school teachers towards these issues. It is being conducted in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, as independent university research. The findings will all be published and given to teachers, academics, and the Ministry of Education in each country. Please ask them to return in the addressed reply paid envelope which is enclosed.
Further explanation is on the questionnaire introduction.
It is also investigating the attitudes of high school teachers toward these issues, such as the environmental and ethical issues associated with genetic engineering. It is being conducted in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, as independent university research. The findings will all be openly published and given to teachers, academics, and the Ministry of Education in each country. At the bottom of this page is an optional form you can return if you wish to receive a summary of the results. Bioethics could be defined as the study of ethical issues and decision-making associated with the use of living organisms and medicine.