Ethical Virtues in Scientific Research

Accountability in Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 329-343

  Resnik, David B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; education; leadership; mentoring; policy; principles; research ethics; virtue

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HUMAN; MORALITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; TEACHER; TEACHING;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTORS; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; TEACHING; VIRTUES;

EID: 84867971823     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2012.728908     Document Type: Article

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