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- Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination: A Case Study Analysis
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Authors: Geller, Lisa N. ; Billings, Paul R. ; Alper, Joseph S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article reports on the findings of a survey looking at genetic descrimination, or the the differential treatment of individuals based on real or perceived differences in their genomes, The researchers looked into 206 cases of a...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639319Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:20
- Second Thoughts on Multi-Culturalism
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Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: International Journal of Applied Philosophy
Abstract: "Multiculturalism" is an important current in both secondary and higher education, a source of perplexity as well as of outrage and hope. We can distinguish four senses of culture potentially relevant to multiculturalism: culture-as...
Year: 1996Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09
- The Role of Culture in Research Misconduct
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Authors: Davis, Mark S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: This article discusses the role cultural background may play in research misconduct. Applying theories from sociological criminology, the author looks at the theory that the culture some researchers bring may be at odds with the no...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1080/714906092Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09
- Underrepresentation in the Real World
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Authors: Chubin, Daryl E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one on the use of diversity as a political weapon rather than a rational concept and another on underrepresentation as a statistical concept....
Year: 2009Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09
- On Enrolling More Female Students in Science and Engineering
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Authors: Bouville, Mathieu
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article looks at a discrepancy in arguments usually used in how universities should enroll more female students in science and engineering. It is not that universities should try and recruit as many female students as possible ...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-007-9038-1Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37
- Tokenism and Promotion
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Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: On the face of it, Darnell, Inc. has a strong commitment to affirmative action. Five years ago less than 1% of its professional and managerial staff were women. Now 8% are women. However, few of the women are in senior positions. Pa...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12526.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-11 10:25
- Bringing in the First Woman or Sunnyvale
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Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Jim Grimaldi, projects manager in the Sunnyvale division of Universal Corporation, has just learned that in two weeks the headquarters in Los Angeles will be sending him a project engineer, Joan Dreer. Her job will be to supervise s...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12531.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-11 10:56
- The Case for Responsibility of the IT Industry to Promote Equality for Women in Computing
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Authors: Turner, Eva
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the role that information technology (IT) has played in the development of women's employment, the possibility of women having a significant influence on the technology's development,...
Year: 2001
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-001-0046-2Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:41
- Mentoring International Post-Docs
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Authors: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute
Publication Type: Audiovisual
Abstract: As science in the United States becomes more and more international, mentors are faced with a number of challenges in their work with international post-doctoral students and colleagues. These challenges have the potential to becom...
Year: 2004
URL: http://ori.dhhs.gov/education/products/chop_mentoring/Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-29 09:53
- Teaching Media Ethics in a Multicultural Setting
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Authors: Reis, Raul
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Abstract: This article examines the challenges surrounding the application of multicultural, outcomes-based curricula for teaching media communication ethics classes within a small journalism program. ...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1207/S15327728JMME1503-5Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:23
- Women Science Majors: What Makes a Difference in Persistence after Graduation?
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Authors: Rayman, Paula ; Brett, Belle
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Higher Education
Abstract: After reviewing past studies looking at how institutions can be successful in encouraging women to enter the sciences, this study focuses on factors that influenced women to stay in the the sciences and mathematics after majoring i...
Year: 1995
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/workplace/workplacediv/abstractsindex/academenv3.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:23
- Teaching Engineering Ethics Using Role-Playing in a Culturally Diverse Student Group
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Authors: Prince, Robert H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article describes a project where students were asked to write out a script and act out a case study that illustrated issues such as gifts, attitudes towards women and ethnic minorities, conflict of interest, whistle-blowing, e...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0030-yBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:23
- Research Ethics and Academic Integrity
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Authors: Syracuse University, Professional Development Programs of the Graduate School
Publication Type: Audiovisual
Abstract: This is a series of seventeen short video case studies covering different areas of responsible conduct of research. The case studies are meant to help foster informal discussions about issues of academic and research integrity betw...
Year: 2002
URL: http://gradschpdprograms.syr.edu/resources/videos.phpBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-05 10:02
- Parking Structure Foundation
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Authors: Fletcher, David
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Mary Johnson is working as the lead engineer on a project designing a parking structure in an area where the soil is poor. She runs into some issues dealing with the construction crew who suspect her credibility because she is a wo...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/cven/1/civil01.htmBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-06 11:33
- Affirmative Action in Subcontracting
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Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A disadvantaged firm suddenly charges higher fees to the firm by which it is retained, soon after the parent firm receives much flattering publicity regarding the parent firm's use of the disadvantaged firm. Includes references to t...
Year: 2006
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14313.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 16:18
- Improving the Academic Environment for Women Engineering Students through Faculty Workshops
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Authors: Henes, Robby ; McDonald, Karen ; Bland, Mary Margaret, Darby, Jeannie
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Engineering Education
Abstract: Describes the results of two workshops and a series of studies held at the University of California, Davis in the College of Engineering focusing on issues faced by women engineering students. The studies reveal the major reasons w...
Year: 1995
URL: http://www.wepanknowledgecenter.org/c/journal/get_document?group_id=1013&article_id=367&version=1.0&field_name=Document-Upload&document_name=Improving%20the%20Academic%20Environment%20for.pdfBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:09
- The "Racial" economy of science : toward a democratic future
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Authors: Harding, Sandra G.
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Race, gender, and science
Abstract: Essays focus on the "racial" economy, as a system of knowledge production and distribution, of Western science and the negative consequences of it for western and non-western 'others.'...
Year: 1993Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:09
- Academic Mentoring for Women Students and Faculty: A New Look at an Old Way to Get Ahead.
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Authors: Sandler, Bernice R. ; Hall, Roberta M.
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: Issues concerning mentoring for women in higher education are discussed. After identifying benefits of mentoring for the protege, the mentor, and the institution, barriers to traditional mentoring for women are considered. Attention...
Year: 1983
URL: http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/careers/forms/AAC-AMG.pdfBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:03
- Women Scientists, Engineers Seek More Equitable Industrial Environment
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Authors: Brennan, Mairin
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This abstract is based on a report of the proceedings of the second annual conference of the National Research Council's (NRC) Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (CSWE), held in February 1993. The theme of the conference ...
Year: 1993
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/workplace/workplacediv/abstractsindex/CENreport.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:03
- Experiencing Technical Work: A Comparison of Male and Female Engineers
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Authors: Etzion, Dalia ; Bailyn, Lotte
Publication Type: Report
Secondary Title: MIT Industrial Liaison Program Report
Abstract: Group studied: 51 Matched male/female pairs of engineers in similar positions. Conclusion: Women have a more ambivalent attitude toward technical expertise than their male counterparts. This seems to relate to the masculine way in w...
Year: 1986
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/workplace/workplacediv/abstractsindex/bailyn-study.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 11:47
- Identifying Special Advising Needs of Women Engineering Students
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Authors: Anderson, Vivian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of College Student Development
Abstract: This article reports on the results of a study looking at major what lea that exist for women in engineering. Forty in-depth interviews were conducted with women in undergradaute engineering from seven institutions in the Northeast...
Year: 1995
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/workplace/workplacediv/abstractsindex/academenv2.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-11 16:41
- Confronting a Fetal Abnormality
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Authors: Peterson-Iyer, Karen
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A case study raising issues of culturally competent health care for a Muslim woman. When doctors at a local hospital discover brain abnormalities in the unborn child of a young woman from Afghanistan recently admitted to the hospita...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/medical/culturally-competent-care/fetal-abnormality.htmlBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-02 15:00
- A Difficult Birth: Navigating Language and Cultural Differences
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Authors: Peterson-Iyer, Karen
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A woman working as an immigrant farm laborer in the United States is admitted to the hospital to give birth, and needs an emergency operation. Her primary language is Mixteco, and she speaks only a smattering of English and Spanish...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/medical/culturally-competent-care/difficult-birth.htmlBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-02 14:27
- The Case of Maria Elena
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Authors: Shanks, Thomas, S. J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: What are the ethical questions involved when a person finds out that an undocumented immigrant is working in their home?...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/maria.htmlBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-10 17:45
- The Acupuncture Alternative
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Authors: Tran, Anh
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Does a patient have the right to access to non-Western forms of medical treatment? Anh Tran, S.J., Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Associate Director of Health Care Ethics, discusses the issues in this case of a doctor’s refusal ...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/acupuncture.htmlBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-11 12:01
