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Exploring Bioethics - NIH Office of Science Education - National ...

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ContentsForewordAbout the <strong>National</strong> Institutes <strong>of</strong> HealthAbout the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong>About <strong>Education</strong> Development Center, Inc.vviviviiIntroductionOverview 1Teaching <strong>Exploring</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong> 3What Is <strong>Bioethics</strong>? 3Why Teach <strong>Bioethics</strong>? 3Thinking Like a Bioethicist 4Figure 1. The <strong>Exploring</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong> poster 5Four Key Questions to Always Ask Yourself 5Core and Other Ethical Considerations 7Building and Assessing Strong Justifications 8Table 1. Assessing Student Justifications 10Challenges in Teaching <strong>Bioethics</strong> and How <strong>Exploring</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong> Can Help 12Tips for Conducting Ethics Discussions 14Table 2. Tips for Conducting Ethics Discussions 16Resources for Teaching <strong>Bioethics</strong> 20About the Modules 21Goals 21Overview <strong>of</strong> the Modules 21Table 3. Ethical Issues and Curricular Connections 22Using the Modules 23Alternative Ways to Implement the Modules 25Correlating <strong>Exploring</strong> <strong>Bioethics</strong> with the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Education</strong> Standards and State Standards 25Table 4. Alignment with NSES Life <strong>Science</strong> Content Standards 26Table 5. Alignment with Other NSES Content Standards 27About the Web Site 28Teaching ModulesModule 1. <strong>Bioethics</strong> Concepts and Skills* 1-1Module 2. Balancing Individual and Community Claims: Establishing State Vaccination Policies 2-1Module 3. Allocating Scarce Resources: The Case <strong>of</strong> Organ Transplantation 3-1Module 4. Weighing Benefits and Harms: Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing 4-1Module 5. Research Ethics: The Power and Peril <strong>of</strong> Human Experimentation 5-1Module 6. Modifying the Natural World: Human Responsibilities toward Animals 6-1* Prerequisite knowledge for Modules 2–6.

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