Teaching ethical aspects of science - is cross-curricular collaboration the answer?
Teaching ethical aspects of science - is cross-curricular collaboration the answer?
Ethical analysis was an important feature of a ‘collapsed day’ programme in which science and humanities teachers collaborated in producing a novel and interesting event for Key Stage 4 pupils on social and ethical aspects of genetics. Pupils valued the opportunity to learn more about genetics and ethical implications and share views. Teachers of science and humanities valued the opportunity to share expertise with each other and promote pupils’ engagement with a socio-scientific issue. However, further professional development should be available for teachers across disciplines to deal with ethical analysis effectively.
science education, socio-scientific issues, ethics of bio-medical science
39-44
Ratcliffe, Mary
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Harris, Richard
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McWhirter, Jenny
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December 2004
Ratcliffe, Mary
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Harris, Richard
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McWhirter, Jenny
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Ratcliffe, Mary, Harris, Richard and McWhirter, Jenny
(2004)
Teaching ethical aspects of science - is cross-curricular collaboration the answer?
School Science Review, 86 (315), .
Abstract
Ethical analysis was an important feature of a ‘collapsed day’ programme in which science and humanities teachers collaborated in producing a novel and interesting event for Key Stage 4 pupils on social and ethical aspects of genetics. Pupils valued the opportunity to learn more about genetics and ethical implications and share views. Teachers of science and humanities valued the opportunity to share expertise with each other and promote pupils’ engagement with a socio-scientific issue. However, further professional development should be available for teachers across disciplines to deal with ethical analysis effectively.
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Published date: December 2004
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science education, socio-scientific issues, ethics of bio-medical science
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Local EPrints ID: 58251
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/58251
ISSN: 0036-6811
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Mary Ratcliffe
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Richard Harris
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Jenny McWhirter
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