The Impact of a Dental Ethics Curriculum on Moral Reasoning.

Bebeau, Muriel J.; Thoma, Stephen J.

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ERIC Number: EJ496418

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The Impact of a Dental Ethics Curriculum on Moral Reasoning.

Bebeau, Muriel J.; Thoma, Stephen J.

Journal of Dental Education, v58 n9 p684-92 Sep 1994

A study of 720 dental students in 8 cohorts participating in a problem-oriented dental ethics curriculum over 4 years found that, in 7 of the cohorts, the instruction had a significant effect on students' moral reasoning, in comparison with 265 nonparticipants. In addition, the students valued the instruction. (MSE)

Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Dental Schools, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Moral Values, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Student Attitudes, Value Judgment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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