Evolution education in the American South : culture, politics, and resources in and around Alabama /: culture, politics, and resources in and around Alabama. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher D. Lynn, Amanda L. Glaze, William A. Evans, Laura K. Reed, editors.
• Editors: Lynn, Christopher D; Glaze, Amanda L; Evans, William A; Reed, Laura K
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Infused by Place: Evolution in (and Around) Alabama; Darwinism in the American South; Genesis and Geology Before the Origin; Southern Presbyterians and the Woodrow Affair; Adamites and Pre-Adamites; Evolution in Southern Colleges and Universities; Scientific Critics and the Charleston Circle; The Antievolution Crusade; Postscript; Race and Evolution in Antebellum Alabama: The Polygenist Prehistory We'd Rather Ignore; Nott, Biographical Sketch2; Monogenism in Britain: James Cowles Prichard Nott Begins the Assault on MonogenismNott, a Champion of Neo-Polygenesis; Nott's New Polygenism Infects Britain; Conclusion: Nott's True Significance; Postscript; "The Cadillac of Disclaimers": Twenty Years of Official Antievolutionism in Alabama; Introduction; The Disclaimer in Context; The Genesis of the Disclaimer; The Disclaimer as a Creationist Document; The Reception of the Disclaimer; Imitators of the First Disclaimer, and the Second Disclaimer; The Third Disclaimer; Beyond the Disclaimer; A New Set of ACOSS, but the Retention of the Disclaimer; Conclusion Deconstructing the Alabama Disclaimer with Students: A Powerful Lesson in Evolution, Politics, and PersuasionThe Wedge Strategy of the Discovery Institute; From School Boards to Standards to Textbooks; Meanwhile in Alabama; Using Anti-evolution Rhetoric to Activate Conceptual Change; The Disclaimer as a Pedagogical Tool; Students' First Impressions; Disclaimer Deconstruction; Semantics and Rhetorical Devices; Where Is Alabama Now?; Conclusions; 1.1 Curriculum as Social Psychoanalysis: The Significance of Place; Part II: Culture and Evolution Education in the US South Bridging the Gaps: Evolution and Pre-­service Science TeachersIntroduction; Evolution Teaching and Learning in and Around Alabama; Recommendations for Improving Pre-service Science Teacher Education; Evolution Acceptance Among Undergraduates in the South; Introduction; Southeast by Southwest; Should We Be Concerned with Evolution Acceptance?; Societal Implications of Evolution Education; A Paradigm Shift in Evolution Education; Conclusion; Using Nature of Science to Mitigate Tension in Teaching Evolution; Introduction; How Controversy over Evolution Informed My Teaching; Louisiana North CarolinaSummary; Teaching Evolution in Conservative Classrooms; Conclusion; Sharing News and Views About Evolution in Social Media; Social Media for Tribal Maintenance; Threatening News and Views About Human Origins; Evolution, Emotion, and Emojis; Who Can We Trust to Bring Us News About Evolution?; Celebrity Scientists and Celebrities on Science; Emerging Issues in Evolution and Emerging Media in the South; Conclusion; Part III: Perspectives and Resources from the Natural Sciences; Resources for Teaching Biological Evolution in the Deep South
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiii, 333 pages)
• Subjects: 576.8; Social sciences; Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching -- Alabama; Creationism -- Study and teaching -- Alabama; Education -- United States -- Religious aspects; Area studies; Science -- Study and teaching; Evolution (Biology); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution; Creationism -- Study and teaching; Education -- Religious aspects; Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching; Science -- Study & Teaching; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Teaching of a specific subject; Sociology; Evolution; Regional studies; Social Sciences; Area Studies; Science Education; Sociology of Education; Evolutionary Biology; Alabama; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781349951390; 1349951390
• Related ISBNs: 9781349951383; 1349951382
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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