Laboratory Animals in Research and Teaching: Ethics, Care, and Methods

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Number Of Pages: 274
Publication Date: 2004-07-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1591471451
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781591471455


Product Description:

Laboratory Animals in Research and Teaching contains valuable information that college and high school instructors will need to establish and maintain laboratories at their institutions. The volume offers practical advice about administrative matters, ethical issues, and the guidelines and regulations for the care and feeding of animals. The authors, who include high school instructors, researchers, college instructors, and veterinarians, share lessons they have learned from their own experiences. Their suggestions address large institutions, as well as smaller ones (where resources may be scarce). The volume also includes useful appendixes that include classroom exercises, case studies, federal guidelines, and a detailed listing of resources. This will be an invaluable text for psychologists and teachers who seek innovative perspectives and methods for teaching and conducting research with animals.


Summary: An assembly of essays by a variety of learned contributors
Rating: 5

Collaboratively compiled and edited by the team of Chana K. Akins (Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky), Sangeeta Panicker (Director of Research Ethics in the American Psychological Associatoin Science Directorate), and Christopher L. Cunningham (Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University), Laboratory Animals In Research And Teaching: Ethics, Care, And Methods is an assembly of essays by a variety of learned contributors concerning the role of a scientist in balancing ethical, practical, and scientific demands with regard to the use of laboratory animals. From an overview of laws, regulations, and guidelines to be respected, to necessary concerns that must be addressed to use animals in teaching or resources, to numerous appendices and case studies fleshing out the discussed principles and much more, Laboratory Animals In Research And Teaching is a sober and enlightening discourse.

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