Overview
Discusses the place of evolutionary theory in the curriculum
Addresses the public acceptance of evolutionary theory within the social and cultural context of the country
Gives suggestions to improve evolution education in the country
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Introduction
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North and South America
Keywords
- biology education
- science education
- teaching evolution
- learning evolution
- teachers' attitudes towards evolution
- students' attitudes towards evolution
- views about evolution
- evolution education
- evolution acceptance
- evolution theory in science education
- biology pre-service teachers
- learning and instruction
About this book
This edited book provides a global view on evolution education. It describes the state of evolution education in different countries that are representative of geographical regions around the globe such as Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North Africa, South Africa, North America, South America,Middle East, Far East, South East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.Studies in evolution education literature can be divided into three main categories: (a) understanding the interrelationships among cognitive, affective, epistemological, and religious factors that are related to peoples’ views about evolution, (b) designing, implementing, evaluating evolution education curriculum that reflects contemporary evolution understanding, and (c) reducing antievolutionary attitudes. This volume systematically summarizes the evolution education literature across these three categories for each country or geographical region. The individual chapters thus include common elements that facilitate a cross-cultural meta-analysis. Written for a primarily academic audience, this book provides a much-needed common background for future evolution education research across the globe.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution Education Around the Globe
Editors: Hasan Deniz, Lisa A. Borgerding
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90939-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90938-7Published: 05 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08136-2Published: 20 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90939-4Published: 21 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 464
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science Education, Learning & Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education