Students arguments on the science and religion issue: The example of evolutionary theory and Genesis

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 179-187

  Basel, Nicolai ^a   Harms, Ute ^a   Prechtl, Helmut ^b   Weiß, Thomas ^c   Rothgangel, Martin ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

argumentation; controversial issues; Evolutionary theory; science religion issue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907960951     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2013.849286     Document Type: Article

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