Nanoethics and Policy Education: a Case Study of Social Science Coursework and Student Engagement with Emerging Technologies.

The article analyzes the integration of a module on nanotechnology, ethics, and policy into a required second-year social science course at a technological university. It investigates not simply the effectiveness of student learning about the technical aspects of nanotechnology but about how issues...

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Publicado en:NanoEthics Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 217 - 226
Autores principales: Rolston, Jessica, Zilliox, Skylar, Packard, Corinne, Mitcham, Carl, Zaharatos, Brian
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2014
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