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This book scrutinizes the current state of evolution education and assesses the recent rise of creationism in Brazil. It provides accounts of classroom-based evolution instruction, teacher preparation programs, educational policies, and school curricula to address challenges faced by biology teachers in the Brazilian educational landscape.
List of contents
Introduction: Historical Background and the Brazilian Educational Context
Chapter 1: Rescuing Darwin in Brazil: How a General Population Sample Views the Teaching of Creationism and Biological Evolution
Chapter 2: Creationists or Evolutionists? High School Students' Conceptions on the Origin and Evolution of Life
Chapter 3: Brazilian High School Biology Teacher's Perception on Evolution and its Teaching
Chapter 4: Brazilian High School Teachers' Approaches and Departures from Scientific Knowledge when Teaching Evolutionary Theories
Chapter 5: Pedagogical Strategies for the Problem of Teleology in the Teaching of Biological Evolution
Chapter 6: Darwin's Discussion on the Origin of Fish Electric Organs: A Pedagogical Intervention in the Youth and Adult Education
Chapter 7: Challenges of Understanding Macroevolution among Brazilian Biology Students and Continuing Education Efforts
Chapter 8: What is the Role of Sound Evidence in Evolution Education? A Research Program Following Students' Narratives in Brazil and Elsewhere
Chapter 9: Comparative Studies of Students' Beliefs and Understandings in Brazil, Italy and Galapagos Islands
Chapter 10: The Perils of the Evolution-as-progress Metaphor: Challenging Ideals of Naturalness, Normalcy and Adequacy in Brazilian and Canadian Science Education
About the author
Kristin Cook is associate professor of science education and associate dean of the School of Education at Bellarmine University.Alandeom W. Oliveira is associate professor of science education at the State University of New York at Albany.Kristin Cook is associate professor of science education and associate dean of the School of Education at Bellarmine University.Alandeom W. Oliveira is associate professor of science education at the State University of New York at Albany.
Summary
This book scrutinizes the current state of evolution education and assesses the recent rise of creationism in Brazil. It provides accounts of classroom-based evolution instruction, teacher preparation programs, educational policies, and school curricula to address challenges faced by biology teachers in the Brazilian educational landscape.
