Improving Ethical Knowledge and Sensemaking from Cases through Elaborative Interrogation and Outcome Valence

Accountability in Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 265-299

  Johnson, James F ^a   Bagdasarov, Zhanna ^a   MacDougall, Alexandra E ^a   Steele, Logan ^a   Connelly, Shane ^a   Devenport, Lynn D ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

biases; case based learning; constraints; elaborative interrogation; ethical decision making; outcome valence; sensemaking; teaching techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASUISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RESEARCH ETHICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CASUISTRY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897887714     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2013.848803     Document Type: Article

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