Case-based ethics education: The impact of cause complexity and outcome favorability on ethicality

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 63-77

  Johnson, James F ^a   Bagdasarov, Zhanna ^a   Connelly, Shane ^a   Harkrider, Lauren ^a   Devenport, Lynn D ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a   Thiel, Chase E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case content; Case based learning; Cause complexity; Ethical decision making; Outcome favorability; Sensemaking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASUISTRY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

ADULT; CASUISTRY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; TEACHING;

EID: 84864561369     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2012.7.3.63     Document Type: Article

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