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Direct linkKing, Lance
E.; Southerland, Sherry A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
In this study, federal court opinions and writings of legal scholars, spanning 63 years of establishment clause jurisprudence in the US federal courts were analysed in an effort to determine dominant trends in judicial philosophy that are of significance to science educators. The study's findings suggest that the dominant legal theory underpinning…
Descriptors: Courts, Science Education, State Church Separation, Government Role
Download full textMoore, Randy; Miksch, Karen L. – Science Education Review, 2003
The teaching of evolution and creationism is controversial to many people in the United States. Knowledge of the many important court-decisions about the teaching of evolution and creationism in the United States can be used not only to resist anti-evolution activities of creationists, but also to help teachers address questions about the teaching…
Descriptors: Evolution, Creationism, Court Litigation, Science Instruction
