America's Anti-Evolution Movement

Autor/in	Moore, Randy
Titel	America's Anti-Evolution Movement
Quelle	In: Academic Questions, 15 (2002) 2, S.69-78 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-4852
DOI	10.1007/s12129-002-1078-z
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Evolution; Academic Freedom; Creationism; Biology; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Religious Factors; Public Schools; State Standards; Educational Legislation; Public Opinion; Activism; Court Litigation; Politics of Education; Educational History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Schöpfungstheologie; Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Öffentliche Meinung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Rechtsstreit; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte
Abstract	Evolution is the cornerstone of biology and one of the most powerful, exciting, and well-supported laws in modern science. Evolution transforms biology from a collection of unrelated observations and definitions into a coherent discipline that, among other things, helps people understand life's history and predict answers to important research questions. Nevertheless, and despite its longstanding and overwhelming support by biologists, geologists, and other scientists, the teaching of evolution is again being attacked--not by new discoveries, but by religious activists, politicians, and others intent on undermining science education, academic freedom, and free thought. To many educated people, these attacks on evolution are a bewildering phenomenon. In this article, the author discusses the various forms of attacks by creationists on the teaching of evolution and explains why one should be concerned about attacks on the teaching of evolution. (Contains 20 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10