Barriers to teaching evolution in higher education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although progress has been made in evolution education, many educators face significant barriers in their efforts to teach evolution specifically, and science in general. The purpose of this study was to identify faculty-perceived barriers to teaching evolution, specifically in religiously affiliated institutions or institutions with a highly religious student body, as well as resources faculty feel would help promote discourse around faith, evolution and science. To do this, we held a workshop with teams consisting of a science professor, a theologian and a pastor (of the predominant on-campus faith tradition) from 17 different institutions of higher education with highly religious student bodies for the purpose of helping them to create a curriculum to address perceive

SUBMITTER: Tolman ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360818 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature