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Arold, Benjamin W. – Program on Education Policy and Governance, 2022
Anti-scientific attitudes can impose substantial costs on societies. Can schools be an important agent in mitigating the propagation of such attitudes? This paper investigates the effect of the content of science education on anti-scientific attitudes, knowledge, and choices. The analysis exploits staggered reforms that reduce or expand the…
Descriptors: Evolution, Creationism, Science Education, Religion
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2017
Campus climate issues continue to pervade many institutions, with related news stories commanding headlines across the country. Through oversight and leadership, college and university governing boards play an important role in helping to create inclusive campuses. AGB conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 board members to take the pulse of campus…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Diversity, Diversity (Faculty), Inclusion
Yettick, Holly; Lloyd, Sterling; Harwin, Alexandra; Osher, Michael – Editorial Projects in Education, 2017
K-12 educators comprise a large and influential presence in American politics. Not only do they vote in significant numbers, but they also, at least in theory, possess the power to shape a new generation of young voters, not least by encouraging informed civic participation. When it comes to myriad issues related directly to education, their views…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education