Evolution Education and the Rise of the Creationist Movement in Brazil (Hardcover)

Evolution Education and the Rise of the Creationist Movement in Brazil examines how larger societal forces such as religion, media, and politics have shaped Brazil’s educational landscape and impacted the teaching and learning of evolution within an increasingly polarized discourse in recent years. To this end, Alandeom W. Oliveira and Kristin Cook have assembled a number of educational scholars and practitioners, many of whom are based in Brazil, to provide up-close and in-depth accounts of classroom-based evolution instruction, teacher preparation programs, current educational policies, and commonly used school curricula. Contributors also present information on Brazilian teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward—and understanding of— evolution, emergent (mis)conceptions of evolution, and international comparisons of evolution acceptance and understanding in Brazil compared to other countries. Across the three sections of this book, readers see a nation navigating the complexity of multiple spheres of thought about evolution and its role in the K-12 and postsecondary curriculum. Suggesting the rise of an influential creationist movement in Brazil, this book illuminates the dynamic sociological processes at play in the educational sphere of Latin America in a globalized era that allows for rapid worldwide travel of competing ideologies. Scholars of Latin American studies, religion, education, sociology, and political science will find this book especially useful.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2019
Editors:	Kristin Cook • Alandeom W. Oliveira
Contributors:	Leonardo A. Luvison Araújo • Nelio Bizzo • Adam Oliver Brown • Ana Maria de Andrade Caldeira • Beatriz Ceschim • Kristin Cook • Rita Tatiana Cardoso Erbs • Ana Maria Santos Gouw
Dimensions:	229 x 160 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-79360-148-3
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-79360-148-8
Barcode:	9781793601483

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!