Ethics and Social Responsibility in Science Education
：Science and Technology Education and Future Human Needs
Publication subTitle ：Science and Technology Education and Future Human Needs
Author： Frazer M. J.;Kornhauser A.
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9781483160573
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080339115
Subject： N4 Disseminate and Study of Natural Science
Keyword： 贸易经济
Language： ENG
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Description
Ethics and Social Responsibility in Science Education discusses the principles and approaches to the problems of ethics and social responsibility in science education.
The book is divided into three parts. The first part, Principles and Approach, explores the nature of moral education and the ethics; social responsibility of science; and the roles of scientists and engineers in societal issues. The second part, Problems and Prospects, covers different social and cultural issues in relation to ethics in science such as international stability; food production; human experimentation; medical ethics; chemical pollution; and energy production. The third part, Teaching Methodology, talks about the importance and styles of teaching ethics and social responsibility in science education.
The text is recommended for practitioners, researchers, and educators in the different fields of science. Those who wish to know the importance of ethics in the socio-cultural aspect of sciences will also find this book helpful.