Evolution, creationism, and the battle to control America's classrooms [electronic resource] / Michael Berkman, Eric Plutzer.

"Based on their survey of high school biology teachers, Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer show that it is individual educators who often make critical decisions about what children are taught about evolution"-- "Who should decide what children are taught in school? This question lies at the heart of...

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Main Author: Berkman, Michael B., 1960-
Other Authors: Plutzer, Eric
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Format: Electronic eBook

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245 1 0 |a Evolution, creationism, and the battle to control America's classrooms  |h [electronic resource] /  |c Michael Berkman, Eric Plutzer. 
260 |a New York :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2010. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 8 |a Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Who should decide what children are taught?; 2. The public speaks: 'teach both'; 3. A nation divided by religion, education, and place; 4. Is evolution fit for polite company?: science standards in the American states; 5. Teachers and what they teach; 6. State standards meet street level bureaucracy; 7. When the personal becomes pedagogical; 8. Teachers in their schools and communities; 9. The battle for America's classrooms. 
520 |a "Based on their survey of high school biology teachers, Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer show that it is individual educators who often make critical decisions about what children are taught about evolution"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
520 |a "Who should decide what children are taught in school? This question lies at the heart of the evolution-creation wars that have become a regular feature of the U.S. political landscape. Ever since the 1925 Scopes "monkey trial" many have argued that the people should decide by majority rule and through political institutions; others variously point to the federal courts, educational experts, or scientists as the ideal arbiter. Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer illuminate who really controls the nation's classrooms. Based on their innovative survey of 926 high school biology teachers they show that the real power lies with individual educators who make critical decisions in their own classrooms. Broad teacher discretion sometimes leads to excellent instruction in evolution. But the authors also find evidence of strong creationist tendencies in America's public high schools. More generally, they find evidence of a systematic undermining of science and the scientific method in many classrooms"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Human evolution  |x Study and teaching (Primary) 
650 0 |a Creationism  |x Study and teaching (Primary) 
650 0 |a Intelligent design (Teleology)  |x Study and teaching (Primary) 
700 1 |a Plutzer, Eric. 
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