Key Issues in Bioethics : A Guide for Teachers

ISBN-13: 9780415270687 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 200 str.

Levinson and Reiss; Michael Reiss; Ralph Levinson

Opis

Young people are talking about complex issues, such as animal rights, genetically modified foods and cloning, and bringing their views to bear in the classroom. How can teachers best respond to this? How can they become sufficiently informed about such rapidly advancing technologies? This book both provides teachers with information on the arguments and issues involved in bioethics, and looks at how to deal with debate in the classroom.

Recenzje

'The book succeeds in its aim to allow teachers to be well informed about these complex issues and hence to be confident in running, guiding and supporting work with pupils and helping them to come to views that are well informed and founded on a sound knowledge base. This book is essential reading for all science teachers as the issues involved all feature, to varying degrees, in the curriculum at key stages 3 and 4.' - School Science Review

'This is an interesting and thought-provoking book which suggests to teachers how they may frame their discussions on bioethics with students and also provides essays on some of the most relevant issues currently faced by teachers.' - Journal of Biological Education

Spis treści

Part 1 Ethics and education; Chapter 1 Issues and scenarios, Ralph Levinson, Michael J. Reiss; Chapter 2 How we reach ethical conclusions, Michael J. Reiss; Chapter 3 TeachingCloning; Chapter 4 Interview between Professor Ian Wilmut and Ralph Levinson, Ian Wilmut; Chapter 5 Pursuing a rational analysis of cloning, Rebecca Bennett, John Harris; Chapter 6 Cloning? Yuk!, David King; Chapter 7 Clones and cloning, Sarah Franklin; Part 3 In vitro fertilisation; Chapter 8 In vitro fertilisation, Juliet Tizzard; Chapter 9 Surrogacy, Marilyn Strathern; Part 4 Genetic screening; Chapter 10 Genetic testing and screening, Jon Turney; Chapter 11 Genetic screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia, Elizabeth N. Anionwu; Part 5 Genetic engineering of people; Chapter 12 Curing what? Curing when? Curing how?, Bill Albert; Chapter 13 Should we genetically engineer humans?, Michael J. Reiss; Part 6 Farm animal well-being; Chapter 14 Breeding andFarm animal welfare, Joyce D'Silva; Part 7 Animals for medical experiments; Chapter 16 The case for the use of animals in medical experiments, Mark Matfield; Chapter 17 The case against the use of animals in medical experiments, Gill Langley;

O autorze

Ralf Levison is a Lecturer in Science Education at the Institute of Education
Michael Reiss is Professor of Science Education and Head of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Institute of Education