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Direct linkLong, David E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2013
A college science education instructor tells his students he rejects evolution. What should we think? The scene unfolds in one of the largest urban centers in the world. If we are surprised, why? Expanding on Federica Raia's (2012) first-hand experience with this scenario, I broaden her discussion by considering the complexity of science education…
Descriptors: Science Education, Evolution, Creationism, Role of Religion
Long, David E. – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2014
In an ethnographic study set within a biology department of a public university in the United States, incongruity between the ideals and practice of science education are investigated. Against the background of religious conservative students' complaints about evolution in the curriculum, biology faculty describe their political intents for…
Descriptors: Biology, Departments, Science Careers, Ethnography
Long, David E. – Ethnography and Education, 2012
Evolution education in the US is conducted unevenly, or in cases is absent. Showing the strength of ethnography as a means of deeper explication in science education, this article explores the interactions of policy and practice in evolution education. Discussing vignettes from a larger ethnographic study, Creationist rationales and practices…
Descriptors: Evolution, Ethnography, Science Education, Educational Practices
Long, David E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This paper analyzes recent research conclusions regarding biology teacher attitudes toward evolution, and the variable implementation of evolution in the high schools nationwide. Berkman and Plutzer (2010. "Evolution, creationism, and the battle to control America's classrooms." New York: Cambridge University Press) conclude that due to a large…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Evolution, Teacher Education Programs, Creationism
Long, David E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
Discussing themes from my paper "Scientists at play in a field of the Lord," three forum participants identify and discuss continuing social and epistemological issues which continue to challenge effective evolution education. I extend these themes and further amplify the vexing nature of an effective dialectic regarding evolution, especially for…
Descriptors: Evolution, Scientific Principles, Religion, Creationism
Long, David E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
The Answers in Genesis Creation Museum opened in May of 2007. During the opening day, a loosely affiliated group of scientists joined in a Rally for Reason as they termed it to protest the museum's potential effect on science in the United States. This paper discusses ethnographic data collected before and during the rally. Scientist narratives…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Educational Policy, Scientific Principles, Ethnography
