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Long, David E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2013
A college science education instructor tells his students he rejects evolution. What should we think? The scene unfolds in one of the largest urban centers in the world. If we are surprised, why? Expanding on Federica Raia's (2012) first-hand experience with this scenario, I broaden her discussion by considering the complexity of science education…
Descriptors: Science Education, Evolution, Creationism, Role of Religion
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Long, David E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
Discussing themes from my paper "Scientists at play in a field of the Lord," three forum participants identify and discuss continuing social and epistemological issues which continue to challenge effective evolution education. I extend these themes and further amplify the vexing nature of an effective dialectic regarding evolution, especially for…
Descriptors: Evolution, Scientific Principles, Religion, Creationism
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Long, David E. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
The Answers in Genesis Creation Museum opened in May of 2007. During the opening day, a loosely affiliated group of scientists joined in a Rally for Reason as they termed it to protest the museum's potential effect on science in the United States. This paper discusses ethnographic data collected before and during the rally. Scientist narratives…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Educational Policy, Scientific Principles, Ethnography