Scientific Process and Social Issues in Biology Education [electronic resource] by Garland E. Allen, Jeffrey J.W. Baker.

This book complements fact-drive textbooks in introductory biology courses, or courses in biology and society, by focusing on several important points: (1) Biology as a process of doing science, emphasizing how we know what we know. (2) It stresses the role of science as a social as well as intellec...

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Uniform Title:Springer Texts in Education, 2366-7680
Main Authors: Allen, Garland E. (Author)
Baker, Jeffrey J.W (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer Texts in Education,
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505 0 |a Chapter 1 Biology as a Process of Inquiry -- Chapter 2 The Nature and the Logic of Science -- Chapter 3 The Nature and Logic of Science: Testing Hypotheses -- Chapter 4 Doing Biology: Three Case Studies -- Chapter 5 The Social Context of Science: The Interaction of Science and Society. 
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