Ethics at the heart of higher education / edited by C.R. Crespo and Rita Kirk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crespo, C. R., editor.

Kirk, Rita, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Moral and ethical aspects.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 185 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2020]

Summary:

Today's college students have more knowledge available to them than can be absorbed; mastery of a subject area creates siloes where nearly every course is tailored to comprehending subject matter that may be outdated before they graduate. But learning is more than subject-matter expertise. Our fast-paced environment requires instantaneous reactions to complex questions. Our instant-messaging age champions quick response over reflection or thought--even the president governs by Twitter. Yet the ethical dilemmas are no less complex than the subject matter; cyber security, prison reform, labor rights, abortion, artificial intelligence, or gun laws are common table topics over lunch. Struggling through that complexity is central to understanding its implications for our culture. This book brings together some of the leading ethicists in the country to consider the rightful place of ethics in the university today. The authors make the case that higher education has a special duty to empower students to cultivate their character, ethically assess situations, and prepare them for an increasingly complex world. -- back cover.

Contents:

Can ethics be taught? Connecting the classroom to everyday life / D. Stephen Long

Should ethics be taught? Ethics in the secular university / Robert J. Howell

Christian ethics, the university, and the broader human society / Charles E. Curren

STEM as a calling / Richard O. Mason

Using the humanities to explore professionalism in medical and law schools / Thomas Wm. Mayo

Embedded ethics in medical education / Mary Camp, Alexander Cole, and John Sadler

Sacred spaces for ethical inquiry: Communicating ideas on university campuses / Rita Kirk and C.R. Crespo

The founding of an ethics center / William F. May

Higher education public moral discourse / Robin Lovin.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781532690501

1532690509