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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2011.31.3.455

A Narrative Analysis of Stem Cell Research Scientists' Reflections on Ethical Issues and the Value of Science  

Hwang, Se-Young (BK21 Science Education for the Next Society, Seoul National University)
Margaret, Sleeboom-Faulkner (University of Sussex)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.31, no.3, 2011 , pp. 455-474 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the ways in which scientists reflect on the scientific practices, based on the premise that reflection is one of key elements for shaping scientific identities. This paper specifically considers scientists' reflections as the processes in which their senses of ethical issues and the value of science are articulated. To do so, the study developed a narrative inquiry for exploring the value of scientists' stories. Fourteen professional scientists' stories were collected in the context of the stem cell research, in ways that foreground their reflections on current scientific practices and the surrounding socio-cultural conditions. As for ethical issues, scientists' stories were analysed in terms of four claims regarding the themes of bioethics, integrity, scientific issues and communication. Furthermore, scientists' reflections on the value of science were analysed in relation to the elements of nature of science. Based on the results, discussion focused on the value of science stories as an instrument with which to guide students into the enculturation in the practices of scientific culture.
Keywords
science stories; scientists; scientific practice; nature of science; bioethics;
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