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Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
"Where Humans Came From" is a set of materials designed for use by students (aged 15-16) to assist them in investigating the problem posed in the title. The student book briefly outlines the essential features of four explanations of human origin: special creation (Judeo-Christian, Greek, Australian Aboriginal, American Indian accounts);…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Creationism, Curriculum, Evolution
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Skoog, Gerald – Science Education, 1984
Determined coverage given to 44 topics related to the study of evolution in 105 high school biology textbooks published between 1900 and 1983. Considers trends in popular and Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) textbooks, coverage of evolution in first editions, coverage of creationism, chapter titles and placement, and other areas. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, Content Analysis, Creationism, Evolution
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Fawns, Rod – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1981
Discussed is the question: "If science curricula reflect actions of pressure groups to include or delete certain content, is science a part of a basic, liberal education?" (PB)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Evolution
Skoog, Gerald – 1981
The author discusses the activities and goals of advocates of creation science as these persons and groups work to bring about the teaching of creationism in high school science courses in which evolution is taught. It is the author's belief that the anti-evolutionism movement was stimulated by the science curriculum improvement activities of the…
Descriptors: Biology, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Creationism
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Skoog, Gerald – Science Education, 1979
Ninety-three secondary school biology textbooks, identified in the appendix bibliography, were analyzed to determine the extent of emphasis of 44 topics concerned with the study of evolution. (HM)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Content Analysis, Educational Research, Evolution
Clark, Mary – 1989
This is one of five panel reports that have been prepared as part of the first phase of Project 2061, a long-term, multipurpose undertaking of the American Association for the Advancement of Science designed to help reform science, mathematics, and technology education in the United States. Major sections included are: (1) "Rationale";…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Biological Sciences, Ecology, Elementary School Science
Stoever, Edward C., Jr. – 1979
Crustal Evolution Education Project (CEEP) modules were designed to: (1) provide students with the methods and results of continuing investigations into the composition, history, and processes of the earth's crust and the application of this knowledge to man's activities and (2) to be used by teachers with little or no previous background in the…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Evolution, Geology, Instructional Materials