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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Autor principal: Balsas, Maria Soledad
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Asociación de Docentes de Ciencias Biológicas de la Argentina 2012
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/22351
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Sumario: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.