Evolutionism and Creationism in Recommended Biology Textbooks in British Columbia, Canada
Given the traditional leadership of American educational publishers in the Canadian context, in this article I examine whether –and eventually how- the educational, political and even legal controversy between evolutionists and creationists is dealt with in officially recommended textbooks in Canada...
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I10-R313-article-223512021-11-12T18:41:59Z Evolutionism and Creationism in Recommended Biology Textbooks in British Columbia, Canada Evolucionismo y creacionismo en los libros de texto de Biología recomendados en Columbia Británica, Canadá Balsas, Maria Soledad Given the traditional leadership of American educational publishers in the Canadian context, in this article I examine whether –and eventually how- the educational, political and even legal controversy between evolutionists and creationists is dealt with in officially recommended textbooks in Canada. The aim is to compare the discursive strategies that are used both in provincial curriculum provisions as in the Biology textbooks of 11th and 12th grades, published by Canadian and American companies to teach evolution in British Columbia. Dado el tradicional liderazgo de las editoriales educativas estadounidensesen el contexto canadiense, en este artículo examino si –y eventualmente cómo- la controversia educativa, política e incluso jurídica entre evolucionistas y creacionistas es tratada en los libros de texto recomendados oficialmente en Canadá. El objetivo es comparar las estrategias discursivas que se utilizan tanto en las disposiciones curriculares provinciales como en los libros de texto de Biología de11° y 12° grados, publicados por empresas canadienses y estadounidenses para enseñar la evolución en Columbia Británica. Asociación de Docentes de Ciencias Biológicas de la Argentina 2012-12-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/22351 10.59524/2344-9225.v15.n2.22351 Journal of Biology Education; Vol. 15 No. 2 (2012): Revista de Educación en Biología; (pp.20-34) Revista de Educación en Biología; Vol. 15 Núm. 2 (2012): Revista de Educación en Biología; (pp.20-34) 2344-9225 0329-5192 10.59524/2344.9225.v15.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/22351/21969 Derechos de autor 2012 Maria Soledad Balsas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Given the traditional leadership of American educational publishers in the Canadian context, in this article I examine whether –and eventually how- the educational, political and even legal controversy between evolutionists and creationists is dealt with in officially recommended textbooks in Canada. The aim is to compare the discursive strategies that are used both in provincial curriculum provisions as in the Biology textbooks of 11th and 12th grades, published by Canadian and American companies to teach evolution in British Columbia. |
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