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Table 4 Correlation between VSRoSE post-scores and willingness to act

From: Promoting engineering students’ social responsibility and willingness to act on socioscientific issues

Factors

A

Capabilities in major

B

Professional skills

C

Solving SSIs

HUMAN

.139

.116

.207

ENVIR

.237

.285

.240

CONSEQ

.182

.241

.348*

NEEDS

.170

.212

.401**

COMGOOD

.247

.302*

.363*

CIVIC

.283

.239

.490**

COMMU

.227

.346*

.285

POLICY

.207

.257

.489**

TOTAL

.253

.286

.425**

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01
  2. (A) indicates a willingness to participate in a program that will enhance research skills and content knowledge in their major areas; (B) indicates a willingness to participate in a program that will enhance professional skills including communication, leadership, creativity, and business administration; and (C) indicates a willingness to volunteer for projects that will solve socioscientific issues
  3. HUMAN: Concern for human welfare and safety; ENVIR: Concern for environmental sustainability; CONSEQ: Consideration of societal risks and consequences; NEEDS: Consideration of societal needs and demands; COMGOOD: Pursuit of the common good; CIVIC: Civic engagement and services; COMMU: Communication with the public; POLICY: Participation in policy decision-making