Fall 2008 Critical Thinking Research Topics

Current Topics Under Consideration:

~ Affirmative action (in higher ed admissions)

~ Racial profiling (evaluation of justifications for and against) Is there a "for"?

~ Creationism in high school science curriculum

~ Global job outsourcing

~ Sex education

~ Assisted suicide

~ Death penalty (needs focus)

~ Double standards in athlete code (needs more defintion)

~ Child soldiers

~ Cosmetic surgery (needs focus - Assess evidence of effect on well-being?)

~ Hybrid Cars (What about them?) Are they really environmently friendly? The toxic batteries pose huge problems to the environment once dead. Ok, maybe "Zero emission vehicles" (the topic could include viewpoints about whether to encourage their production or not.

~ Abortion (maybe not?)