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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=itapps@edulists.com.au
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:41
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 SofDev] Ethical
decision making</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Colleagues<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As we only too well know, students often have difficulty
handling ethics-based questions, whether in exams or for school-based
assessment. The other day I came across a segment within an article that
focuses on types of thinking when making ethical decisions, and I like it.
These may be useful tools when students are unpacking a scenario and trying to
determine the basis of an ethical outcome – they give students handles on
which they can attack a situation and justify their decision.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Whitehead, D (2008) <I>International Electronic Journal of
Elementary Education</I>, ‘Justifying the design and selection of literacy and
thinking tools’, Vol 1, Issue 1, October 2008<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Whitehead believes that there are five types of ethical
thinking that can be used when making ethical decisions. These
are:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"
class=MsoListParagraph><![if !supportLists]><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>‘ends-based’ thinking, where the learner
selects an action that they believe will result in the greatest good for the
greatest number<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>‘fair and just’ thinking, where the learner
considers whether an action treats everyone in the same way or whether it
favours some people without justifiable cause<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>‘rule-based’ thinking, where the learner
decides what to do based on a rule, e.g. legal, religious, cultural,
personal<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>‘care-based’ thinking, where the learner
decides what to do based on the idea that this is what they would want other
people to do to them<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>‘common good’ thinking, where the learner
believes that an action should be linked to the common good – for the benefit
of society.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Paula<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU">Paula
Christophersen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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