Perspective: Teaching evolution in higher education

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1891-1901

  Alters, Brian J ^a   Nelson, Craig E ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creationism; Evolution; Higher education; Prior conceptions; Religious beliefs; Student centered instruction; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EVOLUTION;

EID: 0036807291     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00115.x     Document Type: Review

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