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Teaching of Social and Ethical Issues Arising From Developments in Biomedical Research
This research, commissioned by the Wellcome trust, was undertaken by an interdisciplinary team led by Ralph Levinson and Dr Sheila Turner at the Institute of Education, University of London between May 1st and December 1st 1999.
The project reports on five main areas:
• The perceived importance amongst teachers (especially science teachers) of social and ethical issues in the curriculum arising from developments in biomedical research.
• Strategies currently employed in teaching issues with a social, moral or ethical dimension across the curriculum.
• The successes and impediments to success in delivering issues based education.
• The experience of teachers in approaching the social, moral, ethical and legal impacts of genetic research.
• The types of resources and training required by teachers to support issues based learning associated with scientific developments.
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