Why dissection? : animal use in education /

Provides sections that deal directly with national and state standards, and discusses the sometimes conflicting objectives of pre-college science education and the related areas of health and veterinary training.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hart, Lynette A.
Other Authors: Wood, Mary W., Hart, Benjamin L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Series:Gale virtual reference library.
Subjects:
Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Biology > Study and teaching.
Laboratory animals.
Dissection.
Animal Experimentation > ethics
Biology > education
Dissection > ethics
Dissection
Animals, Laboratory
Teaching > trends
Expérimentation animale > Aspect moral.
Biologie > Étude et enseignement.
Animaux de laboratoire.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects
Biology > Study and teaching
Laboratory animals
Electronic reference sources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Today's biology classroom crisis
  • Early history of dissection: controversy and advances
  • Controversy in the development of science education and dissection
  • The context for dissection: educational testing
  • National versus state educational standards: whither dissection?
  • Legislation and regulations related to using animals and dissection in teaching
  • Empowering teachers to find substitutes for dissection
  • Students and the culture of dissection
  • The animals used in teaching
  • New teaching resources in the computer age
  • Locating teaching resources and research literature on alternatives.

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