High school biology teachers in U.S. reluctant to endorse evolution in class, study finds
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 22:30
in Psychology & Sociology
The majority of public high school biology teachers in the U.S. are not strong classroom advocates of evolutionary biology, despite 40 years of court cases that have ruled teaching creationism or intelligent design violates the Constitution, according to political scientists. A mandatory undergraduate course in evolutionary biology for prospective teachers, and frequent refresher courses for current teachers, may be part of the solution, they say.