title: Engaging actively with issues in the responsible conduct of science: lessons from international efforts are relevant for undergraduate education in the United States.
abstract: Numerous studies are demonstrating that engaging undergraduate students in original research can improve their achievement in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and increase the likelihood that some of them will decide to pursue careers in these disciplines. Associated with this increased prominence of research in the undergraduate curriculum are greater expectations from funders, colleges, and universities that faculty mentors will help those students, along with their graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, develop an understanding and sense of personal and collective obligation for responsible conduct of science (RCS). This Feature describes an ongoing National Research Council (NRC) project and a recent report about educating faculty members in culturally diverse settings (Middle East/North Africa and Asia) to employ active-learning strategies to engage their students and colleagues deeply in issues related to RCS. The NRC report describes the first phase of this project, which took place in Aqaba and Amman, Jordan, in September 2012 and April 2013, respectively. Here we highlight the findings from that report and our subsequent experience with a similar interactive institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our work provides insights and perspectives for faculty members in the United States as they engage undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, to help them better understand the intricacies of and connections among various components of RCS. Further, our experiences can provide insights for those who may wish to establish "train-the-trainer" programs at their home institutions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699 Board on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council, Washington, DC 20001.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: Nancy D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: Clarissa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dirks
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Faham
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hay
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heitman
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stith
authors.forename: Enriqueta C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Rita R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Colwell
authors.forename: Lida
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authors.lastname: Anestidou
authors.forename: Jo L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Husbands
authors.forename: Jay B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Labov
mesh_terms: D007391:International Cooperation; D012106:Research; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities