Over the last two decades, colleges and universities in the United States have significantly increased the formal ethics instruction they provide in science and engineering. Today, science and ...engineering programs socialize students into the values of scientists and engineers as well as their obligations in the conduct of scientific research and in the practice of engineering.
Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators is the summary of a workshop convened in December 2012 to consider best practices for ethics education programs in science and engineering. The workshop focused on four key areas: goals and objectives for ethics instruction, instructional assessment, institutional and research cultures, and development of guidance checklists for instructors and administrators. Leading experts summarized and presented papers on current research knowledge in these areas. This report presents the edited papers and a summary of the discussions at the workshop.
The National Student Association (NSA) presents its position on student drug involvement in part 1 of this collection. A resolution calling for re-investigation of existing marijuana laws and ...guaranteed rights to the privacy of students was passed by NSA in August, 1966. This resolution is discussed. In part 2, papers presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Drug Education Conference are included. These cover various perspectives form which drug use may be viewed; (1) historical, (2) sociological, (3) medical, (4) psychological, and (5) legal. (NS)
This introduction to the special issue on reading comprehension in content areas notes the articles' emphasis on integration of research into practice, process orientation, development of ...metacognitive strategies, and the value of discussion. (DB)
The proceedings of the conference "Women: Their Future in the University and in the Community" are provided. Speakers discussed a variety of concerns that affect all women. In education, the ...following topics were addressed: the status of affirmative action plans, the establishment of women's studies programs, and the impact of Title IX on the university structure. The following issues that focus on the community were also covered: the range of community services that deliver care to the intellectually, physically, emotionally handicapped, and the aged; the adequacy of community housing; and the allocation of revenue sharing funds. (SPG)
The book contains the proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Vocational Rehabilitation for Mentally Retarded Persons, held in 1976. The latest advances in the field are discussed by ...representatives from 25 foreign countries who are actively involved in rehabilitation research or who work in areas closely related as investigators, administrators, or trainers of rehabilitation workers. Topics discussed include the conduct of research, innovative programming emphasizing the normalization concept. training of personnel, and the evaluation and assessment of programs. (Author/DLS)
