{"product_id":"evolution-creationism-and-the-battle-to-control-americas-classrooms-paperback-9780521148863","title":"Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms (Paperback) 9780521148863","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEvolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShows that it is individual educators who often make critical decisions about what children are taught about evolution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Berkman (Author), Eric Plutzer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521148863, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  2 maps  54 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The enduring conflict over teaching evolution in America's public schools features national voices and policy makers, but this investigation of high school biology teachers provides a unique and vital perspective. Those who work at every level of the K-12 enterprise will find this book both useful and surprising.' Gary Sehorn, Journal of Education and Christian Belief\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWho should decide what children are taught in school? This question lies at the heart of the evolution-creation wars that have become a regular feature of the US political landscape. Ever since the 1925 Scopes 'monkey trial' many have argued that the people should decide by majority rule and through political institutions; others variously point to the federal courts, educational experts, or scientists as the ideal arbiter. Berkman and Plutzer illuminate who really controls the nation's classrooms. Based on their innovative survey of 926 high school biology teachers they show that the real power lies with individual educators who make critical decisions in their own classrooms. Broad teacher discretion sometimes leads to excellent instruction in evolution. But the authors also find evidence of strong creationist tendencies in America's public high schools. More generally, they find evidence of a systematic undermining of science and the scientific method in many classrooms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Who should decide what children are taught?\u003cbr\u003e 2. The public speaks: 'teach both'\u003cbr\u003e 3. A nation divided by religion, education, and place\u003cbr\u003e 4. Is evolution fit for polite company?: science standards in the American states\u003cbr\u003e 5. Teachers and what they teach\u003cbr\u003e 6. State standards meet street level bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e 7. When the personal becomes pedagogical\u003cbr\u003e 8. Teachers in their schools and communities\u003cbr\u003e 9. The battle for America's classrooms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Science funding \u0026amp; policy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Science funding \u0026amp; policy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Science%20funding%20\u0026amp;%20policy%20%5BPDK%5D%22\"\u003ePDK\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Schools [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Schools\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Schools%20%5BJNL%5D%22\"\u003eJNL\u003c\/a\u003e], Education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Education%20%5BJN%5D%22\"\u003eJN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004905345304,"sku":"9780521148863","price":26.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521148863i_23572aa8-2ed7-4dec-ae58-752895f5df5c.jpg?v=1691372611","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/evolution-creationism-and-the-battle-to-control-americas-classrooms-paperback-9780521148863","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}