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Direct linkSanders, Martie; Ngxola, Nonyameko – Journal of Biological Education, 2009
Evolution was introduced into the senior secondary school Life Sciences curriculum in South Africa for the first time in 2008. Research in other countries shows that evolution is an extremely controversial topic to teach, raising serious concerns for teachers. Curriculum change theory dealing with "stages of concern" suggests that…
Descriptors: Evolution, Curriculum Development, Biological Sciences, Foreign Countries
Settelmaier, Elisabeth – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
In this paper I respond to Long's paper in which he uses an ethnographic snapshot of a rally of scientists against the perceived "dumbing down" effect of the new Answers in Genesis Museum in Kentucky to raise educational concerns about the effects of creationist influence on the science curriculum in American schools. In my response I…
Descriptors: Social History, Conflict, Educational Change, Science Curriculum
