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2018 Conference

du 20 au 23 June 2018

Washington, DC

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Right versus Wrong: how environmental ethics can guide student thinking and sustain student engagement

samedi 23 juin 2018 à 11:00–12:30 EDT
SIS 102
Type of Session

Discussion Symposium

Abstract

Before making decisions or taking a course of action on an environmental problem, students ought to reflect on their relationships with and responsibilities towards the natural world.  After some reflection, they may have a better grounding for where they come from in terms of values, world views, and opinions. However, students may not have a process by which to make decisions about complex environmental issues.

Four Environmental Ethical Principles provides students with guidelines for decision-making: identifying the ethical issues from a wide range of complex environmental problems, revealing conflicts or dilemmas between the principles, and making ethical decisions about the complex situations and controversies these environmental problems pose.  The presenters will introduce four environmental ethics principles taught to hundreds of AP environmental science, MPH, and doctoral students for the past five years.

Participants will:

The first 45 minutes will be a powerpoint presentation introducing ethics and mid-level ethical principles and sharing a sample 5E lesson that includes a range of activities: reading material, google mapping, engineering design, role playing, and presenting policy decisions for ethical integrated waste management.  The remaining 45 minutes participants will break into smaller groups to participate in a cooperative exercise and share their results.

Primary Contact

Elizabeth Spike, St John's School

Presenters

Dr Jeffrey Spike, PhD, University of Texas School of Public Health

Co-Authors

Chair, Facilitator, Or Moderators

Discussants

Elizabeth Spike, BA, MS
Dr Jeffrey Spike, PhD, University of Texas School of Public Health

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