It is synthesized that advance organizers (AOs)--an effective orienting device in traditional classroom instruction--may enhance students' information literacy in self-directed online classes. The current study investigated 2 types of advance organizers, graphic and text, in a fully Web-based undergraduate course of health care ethics. Both the…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the need to educate and encourage students to seek an ethical realm in which the researcher not only accurately analyses and documents a problem, but also actually advocates involvement to mitigate negative impacts. Design/methodology/approach: Geographic information systems (GIS) applications are…

Physical therapist students often think ethics content to be less relevant than other course material. The purpose of this study was to assess whether changing from lecture to case-based method, would impact ethics awareness and integration. In focus groups, students in the case-based course reported greater perceived value of the ethics content…

There has been widespread corruption in almost all societies and a general belief that without the involvement of Accountants, or if accountants carry out their duties effectively, there will be no corruption. Therefore this paper is designed to look at the current approach educating accountants in order to discover the educational arrangement put…

A cosmopolitan ethic invites both an appreciation of the rich diversity of values, traditions and ways of life "and" a commitment to broad, universal principles of human rights that can secure the flourishing of that diversity. Despite the tension between universalism and particularism inherent in this outlook, it has received much…

A case based workshop on science ethics for high school students participating in summer research apprenticeships is developed and tested. It is found that this case-based approach is useful in facilitating faculty-student discussions of research ethics with their proteges.

Communicating the Christian ethos of Christian institutions constitutes a significant portion of the effort and monies of these institutions. Included in the purview of ethos enablers are faculty input and advising, student services, required chapel/worship, ministry formation/field experiences, admissions procedures, and opportunities for…

This book embraces the idea of listening to and learning from students. Although many educational theorists have long argued that incorporating children's perspectives about teaching and curriculum has the potential for increasing students' interest and participation in learning, their radical perspectives are still ignored or dismissed in theory…

Outdoor activities are hurt by participants who have no respect for nature and the environment. The poor behavior of these individuals hurts resources while lowered public perceptions are placed on all participants. The aim of this guide is to empower outdoor users to develop ethics in acting to sustain and nurture the natural world. Outdoors…

This article presents in concrete detail a complete description of the ideal full journalism curriculum. It starts with a competent instructor, says this writer, who was named Journalism Teacher of the Year in 1972 by the Newspaper Fund, Inc. (Editor)

This article presents a framework for considering the problems involved in developing and implementing more education programs in public secondary schools in the United States. Barriers that exist to moral education in the schools include political, philosophical, and pedagogical problems. The major political problems are those of public consensus…

An annotated bibliography citing recent and recent-past research from 1983 to 1988 on the subject of ethics and higher education is presented. The publications listed in the bibliography were selected from the ERIC database in an attempt to describe some of the literature published during the past 5 years that may be of interest to educators and…

Since the post-adolescent period is one of changes in values held, it is essential that colleges more effectively confront the task of stimulating and challenging ethical growth. Simulations are a technique which may prove effective in this task. Prisoner's Dilemma, Ghetto, and Diplomacy are three examples of simulation games which may generate…

The author argues that environmentalists need to realize that the present ecological crisis is essentially a value crisis, not merely a fight for survival alone. He envisions a complete value change for the human population and advocates the incorporation of value strategies into all environmental education programs immediately. (MA)

This paper discusses the current interest in values and moral education and briefly comments on how they affect college level social science curricula. Many contemporary educators and scholars hope that a renewed emphasis on moral education will achieve the following goals: (1) introduce normative inquiry into higher learning, in order to…