UNESCO
2010-03-10 9:00 am

The Ethics Education Program of UNESCO is mapping existing teaching programs in the area of ethics in the Member States of UNESCO. The various programs are described, discussed in expert meetings, and made available in the Global Ethics Observatory. Experiences concerning the contents, intensity, methods and materials of existing programs are therefore publicly accessible and can be exchanged among experts. Teachers who want to initiate ethics teaching can find suggestions and ideas in the database. The quality of ethics teaching programs, however, also substantially depends on the quality of the teachers. Ethics teaching can be made much more influential and attractive for students if they are involved by a highly qualified, stimulating and inspiring teacher.

This course is set up to provide training to ethics teachers with the purpose to enhance their skills and abilities. It aims particularly on training a younger generation of teachers so that ethics teaching programs in the near future can expand and improve in all Member States of UNESCO. The course is supported by the Croatian National Commission for UNESCO, the Israel National Commission for UNESCO as well as the UNESCO Chair of Bioethics in Haifa, Israel. It is organised in cooperation with the Inter University Centre in Dubrovnik.

Objectives

• To introduce the students to the means and resources of teaching ethics.
• To teach the students the methodologies and methods of teaching ethics.
• To assess and provide feedback on the students’ demonstrations of teaching skills under the guidance of experienced teachers.

• Amnon Carmi, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, University of Haifa, Israel.
• Daniella Keidar, The International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, Israel.
• Jan Helge Solbakk, Professor of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
• Henk ten Have, Director, Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO, Paris, France.

• Masters degree (in areas such as law, medicine, philosophy, ethics, social sciences);
• University position (allowing for teaching experiences);
• Age between 30 and 45 years;
• Good command of English language;
• Motivation letter.

• Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights [PDF, 390 KB], UNESCO, 2005.
• Guide 3: Educating Bioethics Committees [PDF, 2.0 MB], UNESCO, 2007.
• Informed Consent [PDF, 104 KB], A. Carmi, 2004.
• Classroom communication [PDF, 255 KB], D. Keidar, 2005.