Biology professors' and teachers' positions regarding biological evolution and evolution education in a middle eastern society

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 979-1000

  BouJaoude, Saouma ^a   Asghar, Anila ^b   Wiles, Jason R ^c,d   Jaber, Lama ^a   Sarieddine, Diana ^a   Alters, Brian ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative conception; Biology education; Qualitative research; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952974131     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.489124     Document Type: Article

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