Darwin's Roadmap to the Curriculum: Evolutionary Studies in Higher Education

Synopsis

There is a paradox when it comes to Darwinian ideas within the academy. On one hand, Darwin's theories have famously changed the foundational ideas related to the origins of life, shaping entire disciplines in the biological sciences. On the other hand, people in educated societies across the globe today are famously misinformed and uneducated about Darwinian principles and ideas. Applications of evolutionary theory outside the traditional areas of biology have been slow to progress, and scholars doing such work regularly run into all kinds of political backlash. However, a slow but steady push to advance the teaching of evolution across academic disciplines has been under way for more than a decade. This book serves to integrate the vast literature in the interdisciplinary field of Evolutionary Studies (EvoS), providing clear examples of how evolutionary concepts relate to all facets of life. Further, this book provides chapters dedicated to the processes associated with an EvoS education, including examples of how an interdisciplinary approach to evolutionary theory has been implemented successfully at various colleges, universities, and degree programs. This book also offers chapters outlining a variety of applications to an evolution education, including improved sustainable development, medical practices, and creative and critical thinking skills. Exploring controversies surrounding evolution education, this volume provides a roadmap to asking and answering Darwinian questions across all areas of intellectual inquiry.

Copyright:

2019

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ISBN-13:

9780190624972

Related ISBNs:

9780190624965, 9780190624989

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Date of Addition:

12/17/22

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N/A

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Glenn Geher

Edited by:

David Sloan Wilson

Edited by:

Hadassah Head

Edited by:

Andrew Gallup