Clergy views on evolution, creationism, science, and religion

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-442

  Colburn, Alan ^a   Henriques, Laura ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; SURVEYING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 33645776434     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20109     Document Type: Article

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