The Teaching of Ethics. Vol. 1-9.

Overview & Synopsis

The state of ethics teaching at the undergraduate and professional school levels is examined in these comprehensive monographs sponsored by the Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences/The Hastings Center. "The Teaching of Ethics in Higher Education (I)" encompasses: (1) the number and extent of courses in ethics, (2) the status and quality of present ethics teaching, (3) both general and specific problems raised by attempts to introduce ethics into the curriculum, and (4) the steps that need to be taken in order to improve the teaching of ethics in higher education. The other monographs on the teaching of ethics are: Legal Ethics and Legal Education (II) (Michael J. Kelly); Teaching Ethics in Journalism Education (III) (Clifford G. Christians and Catherine L. Covert); Teaching Bioethics: Strategies, Problems, and Resources (IV) (K. Danner Clauser); Ethics in the Education of Business Managers (V) (Charles W. Powers and David Vogel); The Teaching of Ethics and the Social Sciences (VI) (Donald P. Warwick; Ethics and Engineering Curricula (VII) (Robert J. Baum); Ethical Dilemmas and the Education of Policymakers (VIII) (Joel L. Fleishman and Bruce L. Payne); Ethics in the Undergraduate Curriculum (IX) (Bernard Rosen and Arthur L. Caplan). Each monograph deals with the history of ethics in its field, recent data on the quality of courses, evaluations, and recommendations for improving the teaching of ethics. Notes and a bibliography are provided with each monograph. (LC)