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Scaramanga, Jenna; Reiss, Michael J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023
There has been little consideration in the science education literature of schools or curricula that advocate creationism. Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) is among the world's largest providers of creationist science materials with a curriculum divided into a system of workbooks which students complete at their own speed. This article…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Education, Curriculum Development, Evolution
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Owens, David C.; Pear, Rachel S. A.; Alexander, Hanan A.; Reiss, Michael J.; Tal, Tali – Research in Science Education, 2018
There is a long history of some students finding that the science instruction they receive in schools fails to address their deeply held concerns about the theory of evolution. Such concerns are principally religious, though there are also students with deeply held religious views who are perfectly comfortable with the theory of evolution. New…
Descriptors: Evolution, Religion, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Reiss, Michael J. – Ethics and Education, 2019
Evolution is often seen as a site of contestation within the school curriculum. The topic of evolution is therefore often considered to be 'controversial'. I first examine what is meant by 'controversial' and conclude that while, in an everyday sense, the topic of evolution can indeed be considered to be controversial, this term can mislead. A…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Evolution, Science Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Reiss, Michael J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
A religious perspective on life shapes how and what those with such a perspective learn in science; for some students a religious perspective can hinder learning in science. For such reasons Staver's article is to be welcomed as it proposes a new way of resolving the widely perceived discord between science and religion. Staver notes that Western…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Evolution, Religion, Creationism
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Reiss, Michael J. – Studies in Science Education, 2008
I begin by examining the natures of science and religion before looking at the ways in which they relate to one another. I then look at a number of case studies that centre on the relationships between science and religion, including attempts to find mechanisms for divine action in quantum theory and chaos theory, creationism, genetic engineering…
Descriptors: Religion, Quantum Mechanics, Genetics, Science Education