Examining the Interaction of Acceptance and Understanding: How Does the Relationship Change with a Focus on Macroevolution?

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-88

  Nadelson, Louis S ^a   Southerland, Sherry A ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Macroevolution; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067094316     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-009-0194-4     Document Type: Article

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