Ethical understanding

Students extend and apply their ethical understanding capability by, for example:

• considering how they can contribute to a civilised and democratic society
• discussing ethical concepts such as making moral judgments and having a critical and collective responsibility that underpins one’s political ethics
• using appropriate, ethical, and safe research processes, and evaluating findings against criteria related to human rights, citizenship, economic prosperity, social advancement, and environmental conservation
• observing appropriate protocols when communicating with members of the community, in order to explore political and ethical issues and learn to be accountable for decisions they make as members of a democratic community
• negotiating with their peers as they decide whose ethical and moral stance they should support
• examining shared beliefs, values, rights, and the responsibilities of citizenship in the context of diversity.