Case-Based Ethics Instruction: The Influence of Contextual and Individual Factors in Case Content on Ethical Decision-Making

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1305-1322

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case based instruction; Ethical decision making; Ethics cases; Teaching ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883783368     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-012-9414-3     Document Type: Article

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