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Addressing Teachers' Concerns about Teaching Evolution
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Sanders, Martie; Ngxola, Nonyameko – Journal of Biological Education, 2009
Evolution was introduced into the senior secondary school Life Sciences curriculum in South Africa for the first time in 2008. Research in other countries shows that evolution is an extremely controversial topic to teach, raising serious concerns for teachers. Curriculum change theory dealing with "stages of concern" suggests that…
Descriptors: Evolution, Curriculum Development, Biological Sciences, Foreign Countries