A Humane Psychology of Education

Humane Education: A Paradigm for Ethical Problem Solving in Education

What is right? What is wrong? In modem education it is often impossible to achieve single answers to this very difficult question, particularly in the current climate of increasing societal metamorphosis. It is difficult to teach or even discern an ethical answer to a question in this modem age. Factors of social change include issues such as those related to the structure of the family, the te...

Humane teaching methods in veterinary education.

ANIMAL USE RESULTING in harm or death has historically played an integral role in veterinary education worldwide, in disciplines such as surgery, physiology, biochemistry, anatomy and pharmacology. However, many non-harmful alternatives now exist, including computer simulations, high-quality videos, “ethically-sourced cadavers” from animals that have been euthanased for medical reasons, or have...

Implications of moral psychology for medical education

The effectiveness of humane teaching methods in veterinary education.

Animal use resulting in harm or death has historically played an integral role in veterinary education, in disciplines such as surgery, physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, pharmacology, and parasitology. However, many non-harmful alternatives now exist, including computer simulations, high quality videos, ''ethically-sourced cadavers'' such as from animals euthanased for medical reasons, preserv...

Conservation Psychology: A Gap in Current Australian Undergraduate Psychology Education

Human actions have contributed to numerous environmental challenges, including climate change and a significant loss of the world‘s biodiversity. As the scientific study of human thought and behaviour, psychology has much to offer in better understanding these issues, as well as fostering greater sustainability in human actions. Yet, despite this recognition, and increasing calls from leaders i...