A Critical Approach to an Ethics and Diversity Class Ashleigh Woods University of Alabama Spring 2014 Comprehensive Exam

Executive Summary Aims Methods Content

Lack of Ethical Education Statement of Problem Lack of Ethical Education Nursing Shortage Nursing Burnout Moral distress

Lack of Diversity Education Statement of Problem Lack of Diversity Education Rising Diverse Nursing Student Population Perpetuation of Social Injustice

Statement of Problem Student’s Unpreparedness to Handle Ethical and Diverse Situations

Literature Review Ethics Education Cultural Diversity Education Relationship between Ethics and Diversity

Orienting Conceptual Framework Defining Critical pedagogy Application of critical pedagogy

Justification for the Curricula Content Instructional Practices Ethics Diversity

Justification for the Curricula Content Instructional Practices Methods Readings and PowerPoint Presentations Debate Ethical Decision-Making Models Case Studies Service-learning Reflective Journaling

Benefits of Using Technology in Education For Students For teachers

Conclusion Paulo Freire “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” Paulo Freire