The Christian right’s war on reality: Where do/should American science teachers stand?

The Christian right’s war on reality: Where do/should American science teachers stand?

Jill Williams and Sara Tolbert (2021) suggest that neoliberal reforms in Arizona have ‘ironically positioned science classrooms and science teachers as high potential sites of/for resistance’ to these reforms (p. 72). This forum response explores a number of ethical questions for American science te...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cultural studies of science education 2021-06, Vol.16 (2), p.419-428
1. Verfasser: Gough, Noel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Christianity
Climate
Climate change
Cultural Studies
Education
Education & Educational Research
Educational Change
Ethics
Evolution
Forum
Neoliberalism
Politics of Education
Religious right
Science Education
Science Teachers
Social Sciences
Sociology of Education
Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:Jill Williams and Sara Tolbert (2021) suggest that neoliberal reforms in Arizona have ‘ironically positioned science classrooms and science teachers as high potential sites of/for resistance’ to these reforms (p. 72). This forum response explores a number of ethical questions for American science teachers that arise from the political influence of anti-science constituencies, with particular reference to Christian right positions on evolution and climate change.
ISSN:1871-1502
1871-1510
DOI:10.1007/s11422-021-10058-4