Teaching about Scientific Origins: Taking Account of Creationism

ISBN-13: 9780820470801 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 217 str.

Steinberg, Shirley R.

Opis

Persistent resistance to the teaching of evolution has so drastically impacted science curricula that many students finish school without a basic understanding of a theory that is a fundamental component of scientific literacy. This -evolution/creationism controversy- has crippled biological education in the United States and has begun to spread to other parts of the world. This book takes an educational point of view that respects both the teaching of evolution and religious beliefs. Authors from different academic traditions contribute to a collection of perspectives that begin to dismantle the notion that religion and science are necessarily incompatible."

Spis treści

Contents: Leslie S. Jones/Michael J. Reiss: Cultural Authority and the Polarized Nature of the Evolution/Creationism Controversy - Randy Moore: The History of the Evolution/Creationism Controversy and Likely Future Developments - Michael Ruse: The Warfare between Darwinism and Christianity: Who Is the Attacker and What Implications Does this Have for Education? - David Mercer: Capturing the Educational Potential of 'Creation Science Debates' - Robert Pennock: How Not to Teach the Controversy about Creationism - Michael Poole: The Scientific Enterprise and Teaching about Creation - Shaikh Abdul Mabud: The Theory of Evolution: Teaching the Whole Truth - Wolff-Michael Roth: Fundamentalist and Scientific Discourse: Beyond the War Metaphors and Rhetoric - David L. Haury: Examining the Evolutionary Heritage of Humans - Lee Meadows: Approaching the Conflict between Religion and Evolution - David F. Jackson: The Personal and the Professional in the Teaching of Evolution - Leslie S. Jones: Teaching for Understanding Rather than Expectation of Belief - Michael J. Reiss: Teaching about Origins in Science: Where Now?

O autorze

The Editors: Leslie S. Jones is a science educator in the biology department at Valdosta State University in Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics, science, and technology education at The Ohio State University in Columbus. She published scientific articles in professional journals in the area of reproductive physiology before becoming involved in science education, where her current research focuses on postsecondary science education, educational equity, and the evolution/creationism controversy.
Michael J. Reiss is Professor of Science Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He received his Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and population genetics from Cambridge University, and he is a priest in the Church of England. He has published numerous academic articles and is the author of a number of books including Science Education for a Pluralist Society, Ecology: Principles and Applications, and Understanding Science Lessons: Five Years of Science Teaching.