Evolution and Religion in American Education - An Ethnography (Paperback, 2011 ed.)

Evolution and Religion in American Education shines a light into one of America's dark educational corners, exposing the regressive pedagogy that can invade science classrooms when school boards and state overseers take their eyes off the ball. It sets out to examine the development of college students' attitudes towards biological evolution through their lives. The fascinating insights provided by interviewing students about their world views adds up to a compelling case for additional scrutiny of the way young people's educational experiences unfold as they consider-and indeed in some cases reject-one of science's strongest and most cogent theoretical constructs. Inevitably, open discussion and consideration of the theory of evolution can chip away at the mental framework constructed by Creationists, eroding the foundations of their faith. The conceptual battleground is so fraught with logical challenges to Creationist dogma that in a number of cases students' exposure to such dangerous ideas is actively prevented. This book provides a detailed map of this astonishing struggle in today's America-a struggle many had thought was done and dusted with the onset of the Enlightenment.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Cultural Studies of Science Education, 4
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2011
Authors:	David E. Long
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	190
Edition:	2011 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400738096
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > Religious education / world faiths > General Books > Children's & Educational > Science > Biology, life sciences > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	9400738099
Barcode:	9789400738096

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