Validation of a Measure of Ethical Sensitivity and Examination of the Effects of Previous Multicultural and Ethics Courses on Ethical Sensitivity

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-235

  Sirin, Selcuk R ^a   Brabeck, Mary M ^b   Satiani, Anmol ^c   Rogers Serin, Lauren ^c  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical sensitivity; Ethics; Multicultural education; Race; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347653014     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1303_02     Document Type: Article

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