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The Futility Of Ethics Apart From God, Corey Williams

Leaven

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The Confluence Of Education And Children's Spirituality In New South Wales, Conor West

Journal of Student Engagement: Education Matters

This paper will look at the underpinnings of spirituality, with particular reference to the relationship between, and context of, spirituality and religion. This will be done by looking at education as a microcosm due to education’s role as a lens for future societal direction. Specifically, the New South Wales public primary school system will be viewed through this lens, due to current practice within this system. Particular reference will be made to the federal government’s National School Chaplaincy Program, which was instituted to attend to children’s spiritual wellbeing, with consequent linkage to the New South Wales Primary Ethics program, which …

A Holistic Approach Of Care For The Hearing Impaired Patient, Brett E. Kemker Ph.D., Edward L. Goshorn Ph.D., Virginia Sumrall Ph.D., Rn, Charles G. Marx Aud

Journal of Health Ethics

Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness, as it applies to hearing impairment, requires that, for an individual to see health as the pattern of the whole, one needs to be able to see that disease or impairment is not a separate entity, but rather a manifestation of the evolving pattern of person-environment interaction (Newman, 2008). In the typical diversity training programs for health care professionals, diversity generally pertains to culture and ethnicity (Radler, 1999). However, the authors suggest that we should consider individuals with disabilities as an element of diversity training. Caring for patients with hearing loss including practical and …

Personhood And The Fetus: Settling The Dispute , Amanda Relph M.S.

Journal of Health Ethics

The concept of personhood and its relationship to health care has long been examined and debated. The working definition of personhood holds great power over many life-altering decisions, particularly in the realm of medical ethics. This article examines the very idea of personhood, current concept definitions and their impact on society, and poses an alternative view and definition for the concept. The final portion of the manuscript discusses potential areas of affect should the new definition be embraced. Information was gathered via historical research and literature review.

The Ethics Issues Of Nuclear Energy: Hard Lessons Learned From Chernobyl And Fukushima, Hui Xiang, Yi Zhu

Journal of Health Ethics

The Japan nuclear disaster once again raised the ethical issues of nuclear energy programs. Nuclear energy is considered as a sustainable energy source that reduces green house gas emission and produces far less wastes than conventional energy. On the other hand, nuclear fuel and wastes are highly radioactive, posing many threats to public health and the environment. Nuclear accidents are catastrophic and have a far-reaching impact on global health. Based on the ethical principles of utilitarilism, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, disclosure, and autonomy, mankind needs to take a more stringent approach on nuclear programs. Steps to be taken include improving nuclear …

The Ethics Of Genetic Patenting And The Subsequent Implications On The Future Of Health Care, Suzanne Ratcliffe

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Social Networking Websites: Impact On Litigation And The Legal Profession In Ethics, Discovery, And Evidence, Sandra Hornberger

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Ethical Archivist, Cory L. Nimer

Journal of Western Archives

A book review of Elena S. Danielson's The Ethical Archivist.

India Us Business Ethics, Rebecca Lefebvre

Journal of Emerging Knowledge on Emerging Markets

The U.S. and India are on opposite sides of the world, yet in today’s globalized world they might as well be next door neighbors. The commonalities in democratic governments and the use of English in official matters can make doing business transactions across borders easy between India and the U.S. At the same time, the cultural differences should not be ignored. This paper explores the impact of cultural differences between the U.S. and India in the particular area of business ethics. A comparative analysis is performed on the business codes of conduct from fifty major corporations in each country revealing …

Forgoing Drugs On Grounds Of Cost: A Perspective From Catholic Health Care Ethics And Social Teaching, Janine Marie Idziak

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.

Plagiarism Within Extension: Origin And Current Effects, Dora Rollins

The Journal of Extension

Extension publication editors from around the United States are finding cases of plagiarism within manuscripts that Extension educators submit as new public education materials. When editors confront such educators with the problem, some don't understand it as such, rationalizing that reproducing published information for a new purpose qualifies as authorship and a legitimate method for fulfilling their Extension job duties. This article describes potential repercussions of such assumptions, underlying reasons for the problem, and solutions.

Ethical Issues Related To Psychological Testing In Africa: What I Have Learned (So Far), Cheryl D. Foxcroft

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

This article attempts to introduce readers to what I have learned regarding ethical issues in psychological testing in Africa. The core ethical consideration of how to best cater for cultural and linguistic diversity so as to be sensitive to test-takers' cultural backgrounds and values during the testing process is highlighted. Thereafter, specific issues to consider and address before using tests in an assessment or research context are presented. This is followed by a discussion on the ethical issues that an assessment practitioner needs to deal with during and after testing. Throughout, examples relevant to the multicultural African context are provided …

Revising Canada's Ethical Rules For Judges Returning To Practice, Stephen Ga Pitel, Will Bortolin

Dalhousie Law Journal

It has recently become more common for retired Canadian judges to return to the practice of law This development raises an array of ethical considerations and potential threats to the integrity of the administration of justice. Although most codes of legal ethics contemplate the possibility of former judges returning to practice, the rules on this particular topic are dated, under-analyzed, and generally inadequate. This article reviews the Canadian ethical rules that specifically relate to former judges and identifies their shortcomings. In doing so, the authors consider, for comparative purposes, Canadian ethical rules directed at former public officers who return to …

A Fourth Use Of The Law? The Decalogue In The Workplace, David W. Gill

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

This paper makes a case that a set of basic ethical principles relevant to a diverse, global workplace can be drawn from the Ten Commandments (Decalogue). Especially among Protestant theologians since the 16th century, the Decalogue has been viewed as having two or three “uses.” First, the Decalogue can draw or drive people to repentance and faith as they are convicted of their shortcomings relative to these ten moral standards (the pedagogical or theological use). Second, the Decalogue has a “political use” in articulating the essential rules of justice for society (no murder, theft, false witness, etc.). Third, for many …

Theology Of The "Real Economy": Christian Economic Ethics In An Age Of Financialization, Charles A. Mcdaniel Jr.

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

“Financialization” is a term that has come to describe the process by which economic activity shifts from the “real” production of goods and services to ever more complex forms of financial transacting. Religious critics of practices that led to the financial crisis admonish behaviors commonly associated with financialization, yet these criticisms offer incompletely articulated ideals of what constitutes real economic production from the perspective of their faith traditions. This paper contends that Christianity has the potential to transform the nature of finance and investment but only if theologians and ethicists provide more tangible definition to what is real in economic …

Commentary: Narrative Inquiry As A Means Of Moral Enquiry In Higher Education, Corinne Buckland

Current Narratives

Narratology has long been a formal, major strand of literary studies, and narrative theory has more recently entered the fields of social science, psychology and theology. In all these fields, analysis of narrative reveals valuable insights into the structure and meaning of story-making, and narrative is now a widely used therapeutic tool. This paper revisits an original source of narrative inquiry, literary texts, to show how they can be used in higher education as a significant means of ethical and moral thinking. More than any prescriptive moral code or set of professional ethics, these texts have the capacity to enlarge …

Human Terrain Systems And The Moral Prosecution Of Warfare, Dan G. Cox

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Ethical Considerations In Web 2.0 Archives, Antoinette E. Baker

School of Information Student Research Journal

In April 2010, the Internet company Twitter announced that it had granted its entire archive of “Tweets” to the Library of Congress. These Tweets are typically generated by public users, who may or may not understand or expect that their submissions will be archived by a government agency. Archives of Web 2.0 material raise new ethical considerations for archivists, who must balance interests in preserving material with privacy interests of users who generated the content. Archivists can address these concerns by requiring corporate donors to fully disclose the nature of the archive to users and by allowing users to opt-out …

The Sense And Sensibility Of Qualitative Research, Bernard Smith

The Qualitative Report

David Silverman's new edition of Qualitative Research addresses how to engage in qualitative research with increased sensibility. The book is divided into seven sections with 23 chapters written by premier researchers. The chapters are written for students rather than the writers' peers, and while every chapter makes extensive use of the authors' fieldwork and data, John Heritage's chapter on conversational analysis (CA) stands out because he demonstrates to the reader how he made sense of a recurring piece of talk he calls an "oh-prefaced response." The papers are clearly written with helpful summaries and suggested further readings and online resources. …

Methodological And Ethical Dilemmas Encountered During Field Research Of Family Violence Experienced By Adolescent Women In Buenos Aires, Natalia Luxardo, Graciela Colombo, Gabriela Iglesias

The Qualitative Report

The purpose of this article is to examine some obstacles and dilemmas related to methodological strategies and ethical considerations that arose during the fieldwork of research focused on family violence during the stages of pregnancy and childbirth in adolescent females in Buenos Aires during 2007. From this study, we are able to contribute some reflections in the arena of qualitative and mixed methods inquiries. Some of the problematic topics encountered were: institutional constraints, questionnaires with categories too abstract for the target population, lack of interest in participating, orthodox methods that did not work in the field and ethical protocols that …

Raising The Bar: Ethics Education For Quality Teachers, Helen J. Boon

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Since the 1970s an ‘ethics boom’ has occurred to counter the disappearance of ethics education from tertiary institutions. This ‘boom’ appears to be absent from teacher education programs in Australia and the United States.

Given persistent calls to enhance teacher quality this is problematic because quality teaching is inexorably linked to teachers’ beliefs, values and professional ethics.

This case study, conducted in a regional Australian university, was designed to document examples of ethical dilemmas faced by pre-service and practising teachers, to explore pre-service teachers’ perceptions of ethics education and to examine the BEd course curriculum for ethics subjects across the …

Florida Appellate Mediation: Promising New Rules And Ethical Challenges, Erin E. Bohannon

University of Miami Law Review

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Ethical Problems In Class Arbitration, Andrew Powell, Richard A. Bales

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This article examines two significant conflicts of interest that arise in class arbitration in six parts. Part II provides background on the recent evolution of class arbitration, explaining how the Supreme Court had decided several cases involving class arbitration but has not explicitly ruled that class actions are either permitted or forbidden. Part III discusses the conflicts of interest that could arise at the beginning of class arbitration. Part IV discusses conflicts of interest that arise at the end of class arbitration. Part V of this article argues that if and when Congress amends the Federal Arbitration Act to statutorily …

Commentary And Reply: On “A Critical But Missing Piece…“, James Turner Johnson

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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The Challenges Of Reflexivity, Sarah Flogen

The Qualitative Report

Perils, Pitfalls & Reflexivity aims to stimulate solutions to qualitative challenges that researchers encounter in countries with less research infrastructure and experience, and to expose to critical gaze the methodological and ethical assumptions that may be taken for granted in countries where there are more formal research processes. I read this book as a novice qualitative researcher with an active interest in reflexivity who lives in Canada, intrigued to learn from others' fieldwork, keen to encounter another point of view of ethics.

Ethical Issues In Scientific Research In Developing Countries, Abhinav Singh Bds, Mds, Ph.D., Bharathi Purohit Mds, Ph.D.

Journal of Health Ethics

Ethics is a cornerstone of dental research, and, for that matter, any research. Authorship in scientific research is an important issue which requires considerable discussion and debate. The pressure to publish is well-established in the university community. Faculty member’s performance and promotion are judged by the number of published articles in academic or scholarly journals. Most of the dental schools or universities in India do not have an ethics committee. Ethical issues like informed consent and ethics committee clearance are being taken for granted. That is, these words are mentioned in the manuscript or research paper, without the actual consent …

Moral Intuition In Clinical Decision-Making, Liam P. Scott Mbchb (Hons), Bmedsc (Hons)

Journal of Health Ethics

The United Kingdom’s General Medical Council investigation of Dr. Michael Munro raises concerns about the ability of normative ethics to satisfactorily ‘solve’ ethical dilemmas in isolation within the real world. In this particular case it seems vague utilitarian principles were used to justify actions by a doctor that many people find morally unacceptable. This raises questions of what we might do when we find our normative ethical theories conflicting with our moral intuitions. Is there more to our ethical deliberations than merely implementing specific normative theories? Is there in fact a role for considering other elements in the decision-making process, …

Kinship And Bystander Effect: The Role Of Others In Ethical Decisions, Susan Fredricks, Michele Ramsey, Andrea Hornett

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

This study asked college students (n=454) from four different locations to determine their course of action in response to ethical dilemmas based on scenarios from previous students’ personal reports and well-publicized events (e.g. Enron, WorldCom, and Martha Stewart). Results provide support to a previous study (Fredricks & Hornett, 2005), indicating that students are more likely to take ethical action where kinship is a factor than where it is not. In addition, this study provides empirical support to the ‘bystander effect’ (Zyglidopoulos & Fleming, 2008). Students, given information on how others are acting, respond to ethical dilemmas. The effect of the …

Envisioning A Pragmatist Feminist Ethical Theory, Joshua R. Fogt

Macalester Journal of Philosophy

No abstract provided.

An Exposition Of The Existential-Ethical Meaning Of Self-Realization In Kierkegaard's Fear And Trembling, Ilya Winham

Macalester Journal of Philosophy

No abstract provided.