NSF Award Abstract - #0080712| NSF Award Abstract - #0080712 |
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| NSF Org | SES |
| Latest Amendment Date | August 3, 2000 |
| Award Number | 0080712 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager |
SES DIVN OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES SBE DIRECT FOR SOCIAL, BEHAV & ECONOMIC SCIE |
| Start Date | August 1, 2000 |
| Expires | July 31, 2002 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $25000 (Estimated) |
| Investigator |
John F. Ahearne ahearne@sigmaxi.org (Principal Investigator current) Peter D. Blair (Co-Principal Investigator current) |
| Sponsor |
Sigma XI Sci Res Soc Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 919/549-4691 |
| NSF Program | 7915 ETHICS AND VALUES STUDIES |
| Field Application | |
| Program Reference Code | 0000,OTHR, |
This award provides partial support for a pilot program to develop and disseminate instructional materials on ethical issues in science via the mechanism of Sigma Xi sponsored workshops on university campuses. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, has 518 chapters, most of which are located at US colleges and universities. This support will allow a small, high-level workshop for planning and issue-focusing to occur, to be followed by a larger-scale pilot dissemination workshop. Both will focus on ethical issues in science and technology, ranging from issues of research ethics to issues of the social implications of science, engineering, and technology. Materials that can be used as foundations for coursework will be made available to other academic institutions. Sigma Xi envisages further dissemination workshops, as future funds may allow.
