The Science-Textbook Controversies.

Nelkin, Dorothy

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The Science-Textbook Controversies

Nelkin, Dorothy

Scientific American, 234, 4, 33-39, Apr 76

The discrepancies between science and creationism are reflected in curriculum controversies. Students should be free to choose which theory they like, according to the creationists who view Darwinian science as incompatible with absolute moral values. (DS)

Descriptors: Biology, Conflict, Creationism, Elementary Secondary Education, Evolution, School Community Relationship, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Social Values, State Church Separation, Textbook Bias, Textbook Selection

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