Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions

Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions

Author: G. R. McLean

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1000434583

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This book trains students of the caring professions, across health and social care, in the basic philosophical skills and knowledge needed to deal with the ethical aspects of their profession. It shows why ethical education is required, and teaches the skills of reasoning that equip professionals to think critically about the theories and arguments used in ethical discussions. It demonstrates how we can be confident that we can rely on common moral ground; but it also points out how we need to recognise the influence of different world-views, and to note how, on some issues, these can lead us in starkly different directions. It explains relevant philosophical theories, and evaluates their strengths and weaknesses – particularly in relation to what is required for proper professional ethics. It shows how to employ the commonly accepted framework of four ethical principles – beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice. These various matters are then illustrated in two extended case studies, which focus on the problem of euthanasia, and the question of screening for disability and the value of human life. Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions is designed for use on all health and social care and human services courses on ethics and values. It will also be of interest to academics and professionals working within these fields.


AI Ethics

AI Ethics

Author: Mark Coeckelbergh

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0262538199

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This overview of the ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence moves beyond hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete questions—offering a compelling, necessary read for our ChatGPT era. Artificial intelligence powers Google’s search engine, enables Facebook to target advertising, and allows Alexa and Siri to do their jobs. AI is also behind self-driving cars, predictive policing, and autonomous weapons that can kill without human intervention. These and other AI applications raise complex ethical issues that are the subject of ongoing debate. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible synthesis of these issues. Written by a philosopher of technology, AI Ethics goes beyond the usual hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete questions. Mark Coeckelbergh describes influential AI narratives, ranging from Frankenstein’s monster to transhumanism and the technological singularity. He surveys relevant philosophical discussions: questions about the fundamental differences between humans and machines and debates over the moral status of AI. He explains the technology of AI, describing different approaches and focusing on machine learning and data science. He offers an overview of important ethical issues, including privacy concerns, responsibility and the delegation of decision making, transparency, and bias as it arises at all stages of data science processes. He also considers the future of work in an AI economy. Finally, he analyzes a range of policy proposals and discusses challenges for policymakers. He argues for ethical practices that embed values in design, translate democratic values into practices and include a vision of the good life and the good society.


The Ethical Teacher

The Ethical Teacher

Author: Campbell, Elizabeth

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2003-09-01

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0335212182

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This text combines teachers' beliefs and practices with a discussion of the connections between the moral dimensions of schooling and professional ethics applied in teaching. It presents the concept of ethical knowledge as it is revealed, as it is challenged, and as it may be used in schools.


Technoethics and the Evolving Knowledge Society: Ethical Issues in Technological Design, Research, Development, and Innovation

Technoethics and the Evolving Knowledge Society: Ethical Issues in Technological Design, Research, Development, and Innovation

Author: Luppicini, Rocci

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-01-31

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1605669539

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"This book introduces the reader to the key concepts and issues that comprise the emerging field of Technoethics, the interdisciplinary field concerned with all ethical aspects of technology within a society shaped by technology"--Provided by publisher.


Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

Author: American Nurses Association

Publisher: Nursesbooks.org

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1558101764

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Pamphlet is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and duties of individuals who enter the nursing profession, the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard, and an expression of nursing's own understanding of its commitment to society. Provides a framework for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision-making.


Virtues of the Mind

Virtues of the Mind

Author: Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-09-13

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780521578264

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This remarkable book is the first attempt to establish a theory of knowledge based on the model of virtue theory in ethics.


Fundamentals of Nursing Research

Fundamentals of Nursing Research

Author: Dorothy Young Brockopp

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 9780763715670

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This book is written to inspire enthusiasm among nursing students toward the research process. Concepts are presented in a unique worktext format, which makes it easier for students to understand and simplify the principles of research.


Ethical Futures in Qualitative Research

Ethical Futures in Qualitative Research

Author: Norman K Denzin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1315429071

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Ethics has been a perennial concern of qualitative researchers. The subject has been confounded with the emergence of human subjects regulations, the increased concern with indigenous communities, the globalization of research practices, and the breakdown of barriers between researcher and subject. The original contributions to this volume highlight the key topics that face contemporary qualitative researchers and those that will likely emerge in the near future. Written by many of the leading figures in the field—Lincoln, Denzin, Schwandt, Richardson, Ellis, Bochner, Morse, among others—this book will help shape the ethical response of the field to the challenges presented by the contemporary research environment.


Ethical Test Preparation in the Classroom

Ethical Test Preparation in the Classroom

Author: Robert J Marzano

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09-17

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781943360512

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Large-scale assessment and standardized testing have the power to either open or close future doors for your students. Based on the latest research, this book by Robert J. Marzano, Christopher W. Dodson, Julia A. Simms, and Jacob P. Wipf clearly articulates the ethical challenges teachers face in preparing students for these tests and what can be done to ensure effective test preparation. You'll review a first-of-its-kind study of over 8,000 assessment items and receive specific recommendations for ELA, mathematics, and science. Use this book to effectively prepare students while upholding ethics in assessment in education: Understand the role and profound impact large-scale assessment and high-stakes testing have in students' lives. Study an analysis of 8,804 items from state, national, and international standardized tests. Examine recommendations for item creation in ELA, mathematics, and science based on the analysis findings and ethical testing principles. Provide students with instruction and formative assessment designed to aid them in answering the types of items most likely to appear on large-scale assessments. Receive tools and templates to create formative and summative assessments to measure students' knowledge. Discover a process to create a school- and districtwide approach to help students understand item formats. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: A Brief Overview of Large-Scale Assessments in the United States Chapter 2: Analysis of English Language Arts Assessment Items Chapter 3: Analysis of Mathematics Assessment Items Chapter 4: Analysis of Science Assessment Items Chapter 5: The Issue of Test Preparation Chapter 6: A Systemic Approach to Ethical Test Preparation Epilogue Appendix A: Mathematics Templates Appendix B: Science Topics References Index


EBOOK: The Ethical Teacher

EBOOK: The Ethical Teacher

Author: Elizabeth Campbell

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2003-09-16

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0335224490

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This book presents the concept of ethical knowledge as it is revealed, as it is challenged, and as it may be used in schools. The book combines empirical expressions of teachers' beliefs and practices with a discussion of the connections between the moral dimensions of schooling and applied professional ethics in teaching: Ethical knowledge relies on the teacher's awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the demands of moral agency. Ethical knowledge is compromised by moral dilemmas and complexities that routinely challenge teachers. Moral tensions may be eased by three avenues of renewal based on heightened attention to ethical knowledge: a renewed sense of teacher professionalism, renewed school cultures, and renewed teacher education and professional learning. The Ethical Teacher is for teachers and teacher educators and for those who conduct research about their worlds.