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Direct linkBorgerding, Lisa A. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2017
Although the concept of "rural" is difficult to define, rural science education provides the possibility for learning centered upon a strong connection to the local community. Rural American adolescents tend to be more religious than their urban counterparts and less accepting of evolution than their non-rural peers. Because the status…
Descriptors: Biology, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Rural Schools
Ferguson, Joseph Paul; Kameniar, Barbara – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This paper investigates the cognitive experiences of four religious students studying evolutionary biology in an inner city government secondary school in Melbourne, Australia. The participants in the study were identified using the Religious Background and Behaviours questionnaire (Connors, Tonigan, & Miller, 1996). Participants were…
Descriptors: Science Education, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Religion
Hanley, Pam; Bennett, Judith; Ratcliffe, Mary – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This study explores whether the religious background of students affects their opinions about and attitudes to engaging with scientific explanations of the origins of the universe and of life. The study took place in four English secondary schools representing three different contexts (Christian faith-based; non-faith with majority Muslim…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religion, Religious Factors, Beliefs
Martin-Hansen, Lisa Michelle – Science & Education, 2008
This study took place during a First Year Seminar course where 20 incoming college freshmen studied the central topic of the nature of science within the context of biological evolution. The instructor researched students' understandings in the nature of science as they progressed through the course by examining a variety of qualitative and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Scientific Principles, Misconceptions
Colburn, Alan; Henriques, Laura – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
Spurred by students who felt conflicted accepting evolution and the tenets of their faiths, yet knowing their faiths supported science and evolution, we began a study to determine the views clergy espouse on issues related to evolution, creationism, science, and religion. The resulting study included structured interviews with eight clergy and a…
Descriptors: Clergy, Attitudes, Religion, Creationism
Clores, Michael A.; Limjap, Auxencia A. – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to determine the beliefs about biological evolution held by college freshman students in one Catholic university in the Philippines. After 4 weeks of constructivist-inspired instruction, interviews and journal entries revealed that the students have diverse beliefs about the theory of evolution. They posited…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Evolution, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions
