ERIC Number: EJ998601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
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Competing Views of Embryos for the Twenty-First Century: Textbooks and Society
Maienschein, Jane; Wellner, Karen
Science & Education, v22 n2 p241-253 Feb 2013
It might seem that an embryo is an embryo, and that there would be a fact of the matter. That seems especially true with respect to the way embryos are presented in textbooks, including high school biology textbooks. This paper looks at three co-existing, competing, and often conflicting views of embryos. Then with a close study of twentieth century high school biology textbooks, it explores suggestions about the ways those books have influenced public impressions of embryos.
Descriptors: Embryology, Biology, Textbooks, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Science, Content Analysis, Public Opinion, Context Effect
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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