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Price, Rebecca – Primary Science, 2021
Within the 'normal' English National Curriculum for science it is usual in Rebecca Price's school for year 6 children (ages 10-11) to investigate how animals have adapted to suit their environment. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone has had to adapt, in an international team effort, to an ever-changing environment. Full immersion in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
Jamieson, Annie; Radick, Gregory – Science & Education, 2017
Twenty-first-century biology rejects genetic determinism, yet an exaggerated view of the power of genes in the making of bodies and minds remains a problem. What accounts for such tenacity? This article reports an exploratory study suggesting that the common reliance on Mendelian examples and concepts at the start of teaching in basic genetics is…
Descriptors: Genetics, Scientific Concepts, Science Curriculum, Undergraduate Students
Village, Andrew; Baker, Sylvia – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2013
A sample of 661 churchgoers from a range of Christian denominations in the United Kingdom was asked about Darwinian evolution (defined as the common origin of all species, including humans). Respondents were categorised as those who accepted the idea, those who rejected it, and those who were unsure or neutral. People in each category were given a…
Descriptors: Churches, Christianity, Religion, Rating Scales
Downie, J. R. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2004
Recent work has emphasised the relevance of evolutionary processes to medical thinking and practice. However, medical curricular revisions, in reducing basic science content, have often excluded evolution. This study establishes the extent of inclusion of evolution in UK medical courses, reports on the level of medical student rejection of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Medical Students, Medical Schools
Hartshorn, Christina; Hannon, Paul D. – Education & Training, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present the challenges raised within a UK HEI between business and non-business educationalists engaged in the provision and integration of entrepreneurship education. Design/Methodology/Approach: Shows a single case experience with biology science undergraduates and educators at an English university.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship, Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Students
Universities UK, 2009
The issue of the concentration of research funding within the UK higher education sector and the implications of such concentration for the health and diversity of the research base have been monitored by Universities UK for several years. In 2003 the authors commissioned a first report from Evidence Ltd on the potential impact of proposals on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Research and Development