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_aBerkman, Michael, _eauthor. |
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_aEvolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms / _cMichael Berkman, Eric Plutzer. |
246 | 3 | _aEvolution, Creationism, & the Battle to Control America's Classrooms | |
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_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010. |
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_a1 online resource (304 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s). |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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520 | _aWho should decide what children are taught in school? This question lies at the heart of the evolution-creation 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. Berkman and Plutzer illuminate who really controls the nation's 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 America's public high schools. More generally, they find evidence of a systematic undermining of science and the scientific method in many classrooms. | ||
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_aPlutzer, Eric, _eauthor. |
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_iPrint version: _z9780521190466 |
856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511760914 |
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