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ERIC Number: EJ446438
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Race in Biology and Anthropology: A Study of College Texts and Professors.
Lieberman, Leonard; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v29 n3 p301-21 Mar 1992
Presents race concept as an example of how social issues are underemphasized in college science education. Reviews history of the race concept and reports on current status of the concept in textbooks and among college faculty members. Given specific stipulations, proposes continued use of the race concept for some infrahuman species, while abandoning its application to humankind. (92 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, College Faculty, College Science, Ethnology, Higher Education, Race, Racial Identification, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Social Environment, Sociocultural Patterns, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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