Evolution vs Creationism Debate: The Struggle for America's Classrooms | Science Education & School Curriculum Controversy" 使用场景: Perfect for educators, parents, and policymakers interested in science education debates, school curriculum conflicts, and cultural divides in American classrooms.

This book examines the politics of evolution in America's schools. The use of a number of data sets allows for issues such as the following to be explored: (a) general public opinion about evolution and creationism; (b) factors that affect citizens' views regarding evolution; (c) teachers' views on teaching biology.Using the variety of data bases, the authors examine the political debate and conflict over what might seem like a scientific issue. But, that misses the point. The authors noted that there are cultural, religious, and social elements to the disagreement among those supporting evolution, those opposed, and those somewhere in between.Because of the surveys of teachers, the authors are able to explore the role of teachers as "street level bureaucrats" in the teaching of biology. The survey results add an enormous component to this book.The concluding chapter considers where the debate might go in the future.All in all, a very important book on a major political divide in the United States.