The Place of Ethics in Science Education: Implications for Practice

Science education has an uneasy relationship with ethics, but this book argues that ethics plays a key role in how science is undertaken and used. It provides examples of how science education can be enhanced through teaching about ethics, and empowers readers to feel confident about the place that ethics has in science education.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Science education, particularly school science education, has long been plagued by an uneasy relationship with ethics, unsure whether to embrace it or leave it to others. In this comprehensive book, the authors argue that while the methods of science and ethics may differ, ethics plays a crucial role in how science is undertaken and utilized. Consequently, ethics holds a central place in science education, whether we are discussing school science education, which caters to students of all ages, or the informal science education that occurs through various mediums such as the internet, books, magazines, TV, and radio, or in settings like hospitals and zoos. Written with science educators in schools and other settings in mind, the authors assume no prior knowledge of ethics beyond the fundamental understandings of morality that most individuals possess. By empowering readers with the knowledge shared in this book, they will gain confidence in the significance of ethics in science education. The authors offer a wealth of examples showcasing how science education, both within and outside the classroom, can be enriched by incorporating teaching about ethics.

Science education, particularly school science education, has long been plagued by an uneasy relationship with ethics, unsure whether to embrace it or leave it to others. In this comprehensive book, the authors argue that while the methods of science and ethics may differ, ethics plays a crucial role in how science is undertaken and utilized. Consequently, ethics holds a central place in science education, whether we are discussing school science education, which caters to students of all ages, or the informal science education that occurs through various mediums such as the internet, books, magazines, TV, and radio, or in settings like hospitals and zoos. Written with science educators in schools and other settings in mind, the authors assume no prior knowledge of ethics beyond the fundamental understandings of morality that most individuals possess. By empowering readers with the knowledge shared in this book, they will gain confidence in the significance of ethics in science education. The authors offer a wealth of examples showcasing how science education, both within and outside the classroom, can be enriched by incorporating teaching about ethics.

Weight: 360g
Dimension: 245 x 170 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350255142