The Ethics Network has the objective of strengthening ethical practices
in the public institutions, commercial entities, trade and professional
associations throughout Australia, by linking up academics and practitioners
working on ethics issues, and sharing their knowledge and insights.
It will
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encourage and undertake research in priority areas (see our
research program)
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facilitate the exchange of knowledge and the building of coalitions
of people working on ethical issues (through this website)
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make the findings of Australian research
widely available
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ensuring that this knowledge and this research is put into
practical effect.
See our research program. Researchers,
teachers and practitioners who wish to contribute to this program
are encouraged to do so. Results as they become available will be
posted on this website
The publication of research is one step in building linkages.
The website also publishes a discussion
forum with the objective of exchanging views among ethicists
on needs, opportunities and concepts that will lead to new ideas
or new research. In addition, each quarter, it emails to its associates
an list of all associates , their contact details and areas of
research interests, To receive that update and list, contact The
Coordinator , providing details.
Researchers in different disciplines working on the same or similar issues, will largely be unaware of each other's work.
In addition, many people working on ethical issues that
cross institutional boundaries publish their work in overseas
journals.
The Network has the objective of helping resolve these
problems. It shall achieve this objective through a routine searching
of all journals, domestic and overseas, for articles documenting
Australian empirical research. It shall make this information
available on its website. See Australian
Research. Associates are encouraged to contribute to this
data bank.
The Network makes available the results of its research into
improved methods of teaching and into the operation of ethics
programs across all disciplines through a quarterly email. This
website is known and available to teachers and trainers in ethics,
and directly to professional associations.
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