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Technology and Ethical/Moral Dilemmas of Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century
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Clark, Lisa D. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to plan a relevant, professional development conference for the faculty of a small, private, suburban college in upstate, New York. The Provost and Senior Vice-President led a college-wide committee of faculty, administrators, and staff in a survey method to discover the priorities of the faculty, in further…
Descriptors: Ethics, Moral Issues, Public Policy, Federal Legislation
Using Sources to Teach History for the Common Good: A Case of One Teacher's Purpose
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Gradwell, Jill M. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 2010
The teacher who is the focus of this interpretive case study, uses primary sources regularly with her students in ambitious ways but does so less from the current reform efforts, recent history education scholarship, or the climate of accountability and more from her individual goals for history education, most significantly, to prepare her…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, United States History, History Instruction, Middle School Teachers
The Effects of Perceived Peer Behavior and Visual Art Content on Students' Moral Action Confidence
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Cuevas, Ashley Kukula – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine whether observable peer behaviors and art unit content would positively influence moral confidence. The hypothesis was tested on 15 middle school students in a semi-rural school district in Central New York. Students completed questionnaires before and after participating in an art unit with pro-social…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Rural Schools, Questionnaires, Moral Issues
Violent Youths' Responses to High Levels of Exposure to Community Violence: What Violent Events Reveal about Youth Violence
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Wilkinson, Deanna L.; Carr, Patrick J. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
Recent work on the relationship between adolescent violence and its outcomes has posited that aggression by adolescents who are exposed to violence can be viewed as an adaptive strategy that seeks to order dangerous and unpredictable environments. Using reports from 416 active violent youth, we analyze lifetime exposure to community violence and…
Descriptors: Scripts, Cues, Violence, Youth
Using Literature and Innovative Assessments to Ignite Interest and Cultivate Critical Thinking Skills in an Undergraduate Neuroscience Course
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Lynd-Balta, Eileen – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2006
Science education reform initiatives emphasize (1) the value of concepts over facts; (2) the benefits of open-ended, inquiry-based problem-solving rather than protocols leading to a single correct answer; and (3) the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to teaching that is not confined by departmental boundaries. Neuroscientists should be at…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Science and Society, Pharmacology, Moral Issues
Participation in Government NR. A Guide for Teachers, Grade 12.
D'Addario, Alice – 1988
The "Participation in Government" course is intended to be a culminating activity for social studies students in New York State high schools. Designed to have students apply prior knowledge in the determination of positions regarding vital public issues, the course is particularly crucial for non-regents students, for it will, in many…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Freedom of Speech