Impairment and disability : law and ethics at the beginning and end of life /
McLean, Sheila.
Impairment and disability : law and ethics at the beginning and end of life / - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007. - 207 p. ; 24 cm. - Biomedical law and ethics library .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Background you need. -- What is brain-compatible teaching -- The old and new of it -- When brain research is applied to the classroom everything will change -- Change can be easy -- We're not in Kansas anymore -- Where's the proof -- Tools for exploring the brain -- Ten reasons to care about brain research -- The evolution of brain models -- Be a brain-smart consumer: recognizing good research -- Action or theory: who wants to read all that research -- Excellent sources of research -- Fun factoids on the brain -- What's in the human brain -- Brain teaser -- The brain divided -- The brain connected -- Brain geography -- Brain "cell" ebration: far-out facts about brain cells -- Learning happens but how -- Are today's kids different -- Boy's and girl's brain differences -- Learning disabilities; different brains -- The cranial soup bowl: understanding the chemicals in our brains -- pt. 2. The foundation for teaching is principles, not strategies. What are the principles -- Principle 1: the principle of change: brain is dynamic, not fixed -- Principle 2: the principle of variety: all brains are unique -- Principle 3: the principle of developmental sensitivity -- Principle 4: the principle of interaction: we have a social brain -- Principle 5: the principle of connectivity: the brain is an integrated system of systems -- Principle 6: the principle of memory malleability -- Principle 7: the principle of resource consumption -- necessity for processing -- pt. 3. So what; now what. Asking big questions: what's in a brain-compatible curriculum -- Brain-compatible test-taking success strategies -- Systemic change: the next level -- Big picture analysis: transformation happens -- Action research makes a difference -- The learning community -- What's next.
This text deals with disability discrimination specifically in matters of life and death, examining the ethical and legal concerns which arise. As well as covering euthanasia and the right to life debate, the authors also deal with broader ethical analyses surrounding the rights of the disabled.
1844720411 (hardback) 9781844720408: No price 9781844720415 (hardback) 1844720403 (pbk.) 9781844720408 (pbk.)
Medical ethics.
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects.
179.7 / MCL
Impairment and disability : law and ethics at the beginning and end of life / - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007. - 207 p. ; 24 cm. - Biomedical law and ethics library .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Background you need. -- What is brain-compatible teaching -- The old and new of it -- When brain research is applied to the classroom everything will change -- Change can be easy -- We're not in Kansas anymore -- Where's the proof -- Tools for exploring the brain -- Ten reasons to care about brain research -- The evolution of brain models -- Be a brain-smart consumer: recognizing good research -- Action or theory: who wants to read all that research -- Excellent sources of research -- Fun factoids on the brain -- What's in the human brain -- Brain teaser -- The brain divided -- The brain connected -- Brain geography -- Brain "cell" ebration: far-out facts about brain cells -- Learning happens but how -- Are today's kids different -- Boy's and girl's brain differences -- Learning disabilities; different brains -- The cranial soup bowl: understanding the chemicals in our brains -- pt. 2. The foundation for teaching is principles, not strategies. What are the principles -- Principle 1: the principle of change: brain is dynamic, not fixed -- Principle 2: the principle of variety: all brains are unique -- Principle 3: the principle of developmental sensitivity -- Principle 4: the principle of interaction: we have a social brain -- Principle 5: the principle of connectivity: the brain is an integrated system of systems -- Principle 6: the principle of memory malleability -- Principle 7: the principle of resource consumption -- necessity for processing -- pt. 3. So what; now what. Asking big questions: what's in a brain-compatible curriculum -- Brain-compatible test-taking success strategies -- Systemic change: the next level -- Big picture analysis: transformation happens -- Action research makes a difference -- The learning community -- What's next.
This text deals with disability discrimination specifically in matters of life and death, examining the ethical and legal concerns which arise. As well as covering euthanasia and the right to life debate, the authors also deal with broader ethical analyses surrounding the rights of the disabled.
1844720411 (hardback) 9781844720408: No price 9781844720415 (hardback) 1844720403 (pbk.) 9781844720408 (pbk.)
Medical ethics.
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects.
179.7 / MCL