Evolution, Creationism, And The Battle To Control America's Classrooms
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ISBN : 9780521190466
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Features of Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms
Who should decide what children are taught in school This question lies at the heart of the evolutioncreation wars that have become a regular feature of the US political landscape Ever since the 1925 Scopes monkey trial many have argued that the people should decide by majority rule and through political institutions others variously point to the federal courts educational experts or scientists as the ideal arbiter Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer illuminate who really controls the nations classrooms Based on their innovative survey of 926 high school biology teachers they show that the real power lies with individual educators who make critical decisions in their own classrooms Broad teacher discretion sometimes leads to excellent instruction in evolution But the authors also find evidence of strong creationist tendencies in Americas public high schools More generally they find evidence of a systematic undermining of science and the scientific method in many classrooms
Specification of Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms
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Author | Berkman, Michael |
Binding | hardcover |
Language | english |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN-10 | 0521190460 |
ISBN-13 | 9780521190466 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication Year | 2010-09-20 |
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