Editors:
- Highlights cultural issues that make the American South unique in its relationship to evolution education
- Highlights important research that has been conducted there
- Delivers a timely and thoughtful account of the history of science education in the US
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Infused by Place: Evolution in (and Around) Alabama
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Culture and Evolution Education in the US South
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Perspectives and Resources from the Natural Sciences
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Perspectives and Resources from the Social Sciences
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About this book
Reviews
The significance of this volume extends far beyond the stated subjects of evolution and the American South. The themes and historical particularism resonate regardless of location, and would be appropriate approaches for any aspect of natural science education. Evolution Education provides a kind of ethnography of science education that illuminates useful approaches for anyone seeking to convey a contested science such as climate change or vaccination. The cultural relevance of science curricular materials has been a neglected area of study and is an important area of growth in the future. Understanding the belief-systems of those who oppose your science helps to build a dialectic dialogue in order to best meet and overcome resistance. Evolution Education achieves this through an assertive, though non-combative presentation of views. An indispensable addition to the literature, my eyes will scan colleagues’ shelves for this book in the future in order to determine if we are likeminded researchers and educators. (K. Lindsay Hunter, Member of the Rising Star Expedition (2013))
Editors and Affiliations
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The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
Christopher D. Lynn, William A. Evans, Laura K. Reed
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Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA
Amanda L. Glaze
About the editors
Amanda L. Glaze, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning at Georgia Southern University, USA. She studies the intersections of science and society, especially the acceptance and rejection of evolution in the Southeastern United States.
William A. Evans, Ph.D., is Professor of Journalism and Creative Media at The University of Alabama, USA. His research focuses on science communication and evolutionary perspectives in media.
Laura K. Reed, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama, USA, with expertise in evolutionary genomics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution Education in the American South
Book Subtitle: Culture, Politics, and Resources in and around Alabama
Editors: Christopher D. Lynn, Amanda L. Glaze, William A. Evans, Laura K. Reed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95139-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95138-3Published: 14 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95739-2Published: 15 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95139-0Published: 08 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 333
Number of Illustrations: 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Area Studies, Science Education, Sociology of Education, Evolutionary Biology