Mental models: An alternative evaluation of a sensemaking approach to ethics instruction

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-472

  Brock, Meagan E ^a   Vert, Andrew ^a   Kligyte, Vykinta ^a   Waples, Ethan P ^b   Sevier, Sydney T ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Evaluation; Integrity; Mental models; Sensemaking; Think aloud; Training

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMOTION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 49749089317     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9076-3     Document Type: Article

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