Evolution Education Around the Globe

This edited book provides a global view on evolution education. It describes the state of evolution education in different countries that are representative of geographical regions around the globe such as Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North Africa, South Africa, North America, South America,Middle East, Far East, South East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.Studies in evolution education literature can be divided into three main categories: (a) understanding the interrelationships among cognitive, affective, epistemological, and religious factors that are related to peoples' views about evolution, (b) designing, implementing, evaluating evolution education curriculum that reflects contemporary evolution understanding, and (c) reducing antievolutionary attitudes. This volume systematically summarizes the evolution education literature across these three categories for each country or geographical region. The individual chapters thus include common elements that facilitate a cross-cultural meta-analysis. Written for a primarily academic audience, this book provides a much-needed common background for future evolution education research across the globe.

Auteur
Deniz Hasan, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USALisa A. Borgerding, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

Contenu
Introduction.- 1. Evolutionary Theory as a Controversial Topic in Science Curriculum around the Globe, Hasan Deniz and Lisa Borgerding.- North and South America.- 2. Pedagogical Implications of American Muslims' Views on Evolution, Khadija E. Fouad.- 3. Project Teach Evolution: Preparing Biology Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Evolution in Missouri, U.S.A., Patricia J. Friedrichsen, Larry G. Brown, and Johannes Schul.- 4. Controversial Before Entering My Classroom: Exploring Pre-service Teacher Experiences with Evolution Teaching and Learning in the Southern United States, Amanda L. Glaze and M. Jenice Dee Goldston.- 5. Case Studies in Teaching Evolution in the Southwestern U.S.: The Intersection of Dilemmas in Practice, Rachel J. Fisher.- 6. Evolution Education in Mexico: Considering Cultural Diversity, Alma Adrianna Gómez Galindo, Alejandra García Franco, María Teresa Guerra-Ramos, Eréndira Alvarés Perez, and José de la Cruz Torres Frías.- 7. Evolution Education and the Rise of the Creationist Movement in Brazil, Alandeom W. Oliveira and Kristin L. Cook.- 8. Evolution Education in Galápagos, Sehoya Cotner and Randy Moore.- Europe.- 9. Evolution Education in England, Michael J Reiss.- 10. Evolution Education and Evolution Denial in Scotland,J. Roger Downie, Ronan Southcott, Paul S. Braterman, and N. J. Barron.- 11. Teaching evolution in Greece, Panagiotis K. Stasinakis and Kostas Kampourakis.- 12. Evolution Education in France: Evolution is widely taught and accepted, Marie-Pierre Quessada and Pierre Clément.- 13. Evolution Education in the German-Speaking Countries, Erich Eder, Victoria Seidl, Joshua Lange & Dittmar Graf.- Middle East.- 14. An Insight into the Evolution Education in Turkey, Ebru Z. Mualolu.- 15. Evolution Education in Iran: Shattering Myths about Teaching Evolution in an Islamic State, Mahsa Kazempour and Aidin Amirshokoohi.- 16. Evolution Education in the Arab States: Context, History, Stakeholders' Positions, and Future Prospects, Saouma BouJaoude.- Asia.- 17. Evolution education in Hong Kong (1991 2016): A content analysis of the biology textbooks for secondary school graduates, Ka Lok Cheng and Kam Ho Chan.- 18. Evolution Education in Indonesia: Pre-service Biology Teachers' Knowledge, Reasoning, Models, and Acceptance of Evolution, Arif Rachmatullah, Ross H. Nehm, Minsu Ha, and Fenny Roshayanti.-19. A Glimpse of Evolution Education in the Malaysian Context, Lay Yoon Fah, Ong Eng Tek, and Crispina Gregory K.Han.- 20. Biological Evolution Education in Malaysia: Where Are We Now?, Kamisah Osman.- 21. Evolution Education in the Philippines: A Preliminary Investigation, Jocelyn D. Partosa.- Africa.- 22. The Unusual Case of Evolution Education in South Africa, Martie Sanders.- New Zealand.- 23. Evolution Education in New Zealand, Alison Campbell.- Conclusion.- 24. Evolution Education Around the Globe: Conclusion and Future Directions, Lisa Borgerding and Hasan Deniz.