Chapter 1: How Ethics and Values Intersect with Science

Assistance to teachers who wish to integrate ethics and values into their pre-college science classes. Chapter 1 is a discussion of a book that descibes the effect of the insertion of ethics/values into the teaching of science which rests on the assumption that ethics and values play a significant role in science.

Chapter 2: What is Ethics? (Section I- A Guide To Teaching the Ethical Dimensions of Science)

The teaching of ethics is particularly suited to the use of illustrative case studies. Such narratives can be used to present examples of a range of significant ethical issues related to some human enterprise and many of the complexities associated with each of the issues. The cases can be either fictional or they can be based on actual events. Chapter 2 discusses the definition of Ethics.

Chapter 3: Teaching Ethics (Section I - A Guide To Teaching the Ethical Dimensions of Science)

The teaching of ethics is particularly suited to the use of illustrative case studies. Such narratives can be used to present examples of a range of significant ethical issues related to some human enterprise and many of the complexities associated with each of the issues. The cases can be either fictional or they can be based on actual events. Chapter 3 discusses how to determine which department is best qualified to teach ethics in the classroom.

Chapter 4: Case Studies (Section I - A Guide to Teaching the Ethical Dimensions of Science)

The teaching of ethics is particularly suited to the use of illustrative case studies. Such narratives can be used to present examples of a range of significant ethical issues related to some human enterprise and many of the complexities associated with each of the issues. The cases can be either fictional or they can be based on actual events. Chapter 4 is a guide to case studies based on actual cases that discuss major ethical issues.