Overcoming Obstacles to Evolution Education: The OOPSIE Compromise - A Big Mistake

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-149

  Scott, Eugenie C ^a   Branch, Glenn ^a  

^a Natl Center for Science Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution education; Grassley Amendment; Hatch Amendment; Opt out policies; Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment; Theodosius Dobzhansky

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650263134     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-008-0038-7     Document Type: Review

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